beetle vs elaterid beetle

elaterid beetle vs beetle

beetle and elaterid beetle both are nouns.

beetle is an adjective but elaterid beetle is not an adjective.

beetle is a verb but elaterid beetle is not a verb.

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

As nouns, elaterid beetle is a hyponym of beetle; that is, elaterid 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
elaterid beetle: any of various widely distributed beetles

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

beetle (noun)	elaterid beetle (noun)
insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings	any of various widely distributed beetles
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)	elaterid beetle (adjective)
jutting or overhanging

beetle (verb)	elaterid 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 elaterid beetle

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