Words like 'mouth of a river' and 'mouth of an animal' share spelling and related meanings. What are they called?
AHomophones
BPolysemes
CHeteronyms
DAntonyms
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Polysemes
Polysemes are words with the same spelling and distinct but related meanings.
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