beetle vs rove beetle

rove beetle vs beetle

beetle and rove beetle both are nouns.

beetle is an adjective but rove beetle is not an adjective.

beetle is a verb but rove beetle is not a verb.

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

As nouns, rove beetle is a hyponym of beetle; that is, rove 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
rove beetle: active beetle typically having predatory or scavenging habits

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

beetle (noun)	rove beetle (noun)
insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings	active beetle typically having predatory or scavenging habits
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)	rove beetle (adjective)
jutting or overhanging

beetle (verb)	rove 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 rove beetle

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