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Mainland vs Blobfish - What's the difference?

mainland | blobfish |

As nouns the difference between mainland and blobfish

is that mainland is the main landmass of a country or continent while blobfish is Psychrolutes marcidus, a fish that inhabits the deep waters off the coasts of the Australian mainland and Tasmania.

mainland

English

Noun

(wikipedia mainland) (en noun)
  • The main landmass of a country or continent
  • * 1719:
  • ...I got to the mainland , where, to my great comfort, I clambered up the cliffs of the shore and sat me down upon the grass, free from danger and quite out of the reach of the water.
  • * 2005 : comment
  • You may have not realised when I was using the term mainland Europe, I was excluding the British Isles.

    blobfish

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • Psychrolutes marcidus , a fish that inhabits the deep waters off the coasts of the Australian mainland and Tasmania.