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Phthorimaea operculella vs caterpillar

caterpillar vs Phthorimaea operculella

Phthorimaea operculella and caterpillar both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Phthorimaea operculella Yes No No No
caterpillar Yes No No No
As nouns, caterpillar is a hypernym of Phthorimaea operculella; that is, caterpillar is a word with a broader meaning than Phthorimaea operculella:
  • Phthorimaea operculella: larva of potato moth; mines in leaves and stems of e.g. potatoes and tobacco
  • caterpillar: a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
Phthorimaea operculella (noun) caterpillar (noun)
greyish-brown moth whose larva is the potato tuberworm a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
larva of potato moth; mines in leaves and stems of e.g. potatoes and tobacco
Difference between Phthorimaea operculella and caterpillar

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