beetle vs blister beetle

blister beetle vs beetle

beetle and blister beetle both are nouns.

beetle is an adjective but blister beetle is not an adjective.

beetle is a verb but blister beetle is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
beetle	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
blister beetle	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, blister beetle is a hyponym of beetle; that is, blister 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
blister beetle: beetle that produces a secretion that blisters the skin

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, meloid, bark beetle, rove beetle, Anoplophora glabripennis, Asian longhorned beetle.

beetle (noun)	blister beetle (noun)
insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings	beetle that produces a secretion that blisters the skin
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)	blister beetle (adjective)
jutting or overhanging

beetle (verb)	blister 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 blister beetle

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