beetle vs Asian longhorned beetle

Asian longhorned beetle vs beetle

beetle and Asian longhorned beetle both are nouns.

beetle is an adjective but Asian longhorned beetle is not an adjective.

beetle is a verb but Asian longhorned beetle is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
beetle	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Asian longhorned beetle	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Asian longhorned beetle is a hyponym of beetle; that is, Asian longhorned beetle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than beetle:

beetle: insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
Asian longhorned beetle: a beetle from China that has been found in the United States and is a threat to hardwood trees; lives inside the tree; no natural predators in the United States

Other hyponyms of beetle include tiger beetle, lady beetle, ladybeetle, ladybird, ladybird beetle, ladybug, carabid beetle, ground beetle, firefly, lightning bug, long-horned beetle, longicorn, longicorn beetle, chrysomelid, leaf beetle, carpet beetle, carpet bug, clerid, clerid beetle, lamellicorn beetle, elater, elaterid, elaterid beetle, water beetle, whirligig beetle, deathwatch, deathwatch beetle, Xestobium rufovillosum, weevil, blister beetle, meloid, bark beetle, rove beetle, Anoplophora glabripennis.

beetle (noun)	Asian longhorned beetle (noun)
insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings	a beetle from China that has been found in the United States and is a threat to hardwood trees; lives inside the tree; no natural predators in the United States
a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing

beetle (adjective)	Asian longhorned beetle (adjective)
jutting or overhanging

beetle (verb)	Asian longhorned beetle (verb)
beat with a beetle
fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle
be suspended over or hang over

Difference between beetle and Asian longhorned beetle

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