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Loon vs Shark - What's the difference?

loon | shark |


As nouns the difference between loon and shark

is that loon is idler, lout or loon can be (us|canada) any of various birds, of the order gaviiformes , of north america and europe that dive for fish and have a short tail, webbed feet and a yodeling cry while shark is a scaleless, predatory fish of the superorder selachimorpha, with a cartilaginous skeleton and 5 to 7 gill slits on each side of its head or shark can be (informal|derogatory) a sleazy and amoral lawyer; an ambulance chaser.

As a verb shark is

(obsolete) to steal or obtain through fraud or shark can be (obsolete) to pick or gather indiscriminately or covertly.

Loon vs Scorpion - What's the difference?

loon | scorpion |


As nouns the difference between loon and scorpion

is that loon is idler, lout or loon can be (us|canada) any of various birds, of the order gaviiformes , of north america and europe that dive for fish and have a short tail, webbed feet and a yodeling cry while scorpion is someone with the scorpio star sign.

As an adjective scorpion is

(astrology) of, or pertaining to, the scorpio star sign.

Loon vs Orca - What's the difference?

loon | orca |


As a noun loon

is idler, lout or loon can be (us|canada) any of various birds, of the order gaviiformes , of north america and europe that dive for fish and have a short tail, webbed feet and a yodeling cry.

As a verb orca is

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Loon vs Crocodile - What's the difference?

loon | crocodile |


As nouns the difference between loon and crocodile

is that loon is idler, lout or loon can be (us|canada) any of various birds, of the order gaviiformes , of north america and europe that dive for fish and have a short tail, webbed feet and a yodeling cry while crocodile is any of the predatory amphibious reptiles of the family crocodylidae; (loosely) a crocodilian, any species of the order crocodilia, which also includes the alligators, caimans and gavials.

Loon vs Cockroach - What's the difference?

loon | cockroach |


As nouns the difference between loon and cockroach

is that loon is idler, lout or loon can be (us|canada) any of various birds, of the order gaviiformes , of north america and europe that dive for fish and have a short tail, webbed feet and a yodeling cry while cockroach is a black or brown straight-winged insect of the order blattodea .

Loon vs Beetle - What's the difference?

loon | beetle |


As nouns the difference between loon and beetle

is that loon is idler, lout or loon can be (us|canada) any of various birds, of the order gaviiformes , of north america and europe that dive for fish and have a short tail, webbed feet and a yodeling cry while beetle is any of numerous species of insect in the order coleoptera characterized by a pair of hard, shell-like front wings which cover and protect a pair of rear wings when at rest or beetle can be a type of mallet with a large wooden head, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, etc.

As a verb beetle is

to move away quickly, to scurry away or beetle can be to loom over; to extend or jut or beetle can be to beat with a heavy mallet.

As an adjective beetle is

protruding, jutting, overhanging (as in beetle brows ).

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