beetle vs water beetle

water beetle vs beetle

beetle and water beetle both are nouns.

beetle is an adjective but water beetle is not an adjective.

beetle is a verb but water beetle is not a verb.

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

As nouns, water beetle is a hyponym of beetle; that is, water 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
water beetle: any of numerous aquatic beetles usually having a smooth oval body and flattened hind legs for swimming

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

beetle (noun)	water beetle (noun)
insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings	any of numerous aquatic beetles usually having a smooth oval body and flattened hind legs for swimming
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)	water beetle (adjective)
jutting or overhanging

beetle (verb)	water 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 water beetle

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