butterfly vs danaid butterfly

danaid butterfly vs butterfly

butterfly and danaid butterfly both are nouns.

butterfly is a verb but danaid butterfly is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
butterfly	Yes	No	Yes	No
danaid butterfly	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, danaid butterfly is a hyponym of butterfly; that is, danaid butterfly is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than butterfly:

butterfly: diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
danaid butterfly: large tropical butterfly with degenerate forelegs and an unpleasant taste

Other hyponyms of butterfly include brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly, nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly, ringlet, ringlet butterfly, danaid, pierid, pierid butterfly, sulfur butterfly, sulphur butterfly, lycaenid, lycaenid butterfly.

butterfly (noun)	danaid butterfly (noun)
a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down	large tropical butterfly with degenerate forelegs and an unpleasant taste
diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings

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

Difference between butterfly and danaid butterfly

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