beetle vs whirligig beetle

whirligig beetle vs beetle

beetle and whirligig beetle both are nouns.

beetle is an adjective but whirligig beetle is not an adjective.

beetle is a verb but whirligig beetle is not a verb.

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

As nouns, whirligig beetle is a hyponym of beetle; that is, whirligig 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
whirligig beetle: aquatic beetle that circles rapidly on the water surface

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

beetle (noun)	whirligig beetle (noun)
insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings	aquatic beetle that circles rapidly on the water surface
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)	whirligig beetle (adjective)
jutting or overhanging

beetle (verb)	whirligig 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 whirligig beetle

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