worm vs segmented worm

segmented worm vs worm

worm and segmented worm both are nouns.

worm is a verb but segmented worm is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
worm	Yes	No	Yes	No
segmented worm	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, segmented worm is a hyponym of worm; that is, segmented worm is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than worm:

worm: any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
segmented worm: worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externally

Other hyponyms of worm include helminth, parasitic worm, woodworm, acanthocephalan, spiny-headed worm, arrowworm, chaetognath, flatworm, platyhelminth, nemertean, nemertine, proboscis worm, ribbon worm, beard worm, pogonophoran, nematode, nematode worm, roundworm, annelid, annelid worm.

worm (noun)	segmented worm (noun)
any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae	worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externally
screw thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack
a software program capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over a network
a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect

worm (verb)	segmented worm (verb)
to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)

Difference between worm and segmented worm

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