beetle vs deathwatch beetle

deathwatch beetle vs beetle

beetle and deathwatch beetle both are nouns.

beetle is an adjective but deathwatch beetle is not an adjective.

beetle is a verb but deathwatch beetle is not a verb.

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

As nouns, deathwatch beetle is a hyponym of beetle; that is, deathwatch 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
deathwatch beetle: bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death

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, Xestobium rufovillosum, weevil, blister beetle, meloid, bark beetle, rove beetle, Anoplophora glabripennis, Asian longhorned beetle.

beetle (noun)	deathwatch beetle (noun)
insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings	bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death
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)	deathwatch beetle (adjective)
jutting or overhanging

beetle (verb)	deathwatch 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 deathwatch beetle

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