beetle vs carpet beetle

carpet beetle vs beetle

beetle and carpet beetle both are nouns.

beetle is an adjective but carpet beetle is not an adjective.

beetle is a verb but carpet beetle is not a verb.

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

As nouns, carpet beetle is a hyponym of beetle; that is, carpet 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
carpet beetle: small beetle whose larvae are household pests feeding on woolen fabrics

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 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, Asian longhorned beetle.

beetle (noun)	carpet beetle (noun)
insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings	small beetle whose larvae are household pests feeding on woolen fabrics
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)	carpet beetle (adjective)
jutting or overhanging

beetle (verb)	carpet 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 carpet beetle

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