brush-footed butterfly vs butterfly

butterfly vs brush-footed butterfly

brush-footed butterfly and butterfly both are nouns.

brush-footed butterfly is not a verb while butterfly is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
brush-footed butterfly	Yes	No	No	No
butterfly	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, butterfly is a hypernym of brush-footed butterfly; that is, butterfly is a word with a broader meaning than brush-footed butterfly:

brush-footed butterfly: medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast
butterfly: diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings

brush-footed butterfly (noun)	butterfly (noun)
medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast	a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down
	diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings

brush-footed butterfly (verb)	butterfly (verb)
	talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
	cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking
	flutter like a butterfly

Difference between brush-footed butterfly and butterfly

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