butterfly vs four-footed butterfly

four-footed butterfly vs butterfly

butterfly and four-footed butterfly both are nouns.

butterfly is a verb but four-footed butterfly is not a verb.

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

As nouns, four-footed butterfly is a hyponym of butterfly; that is, four-footed 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
four-footed butterfly: medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast

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

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

butterfly (verb)	four-footed 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 four-footed butterfly

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