alleryStart learning →Mouth of a river and mouth of an animal illustrate which type?
APolysemous pairs
BTrue homonyms
CHeteronym pairs
DCapitonym pairs
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Polysemous pairs
The two mouths share an origin, so they count as polysemous homonyms rather than true homonyms.
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