beetle vs longicorn beetle

longicorn beetle vs beetle

beetle and longicorn beetle both are nouns.

beetle is an adjective but longicorn beetle is not an adjective.

beetle is a verb but longicorn beetle is not a verb.

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

As nouns, longicorn beetle is a hyponym of beetle; that is, longicorn 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
longicorn beetle: long-bodied beetle having very long antennae

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, 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, Asian longhorned beetle.

beetle (noun)	longicorn beetle (noun)
insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings	long-bodied beetle having very long antennae
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)	longicorn beetle (adjective)
jutting or overhanging

beetle (verb)	longicorn 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 longicorn beetle

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