butterfly vs lycaenid butterfly

lycaenid butterfly vs butterfly

butterfly and lycaenid butterfly both are nouns.

butterfly is a verb but lycaenid butterfly is not a verb.

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

As nouns, lycaenid butterfly is a hyponym of butterfly; that is, lycaenid 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
lycaenid butterfly: any of various butterflies of the family Lycaenidae

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

butterfly (noun)	lycaenid butterfly (noun)
a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down	any of various butterflies of the family Lycaenidae
diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings

butterfly (verb)	lycaenid 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 lycaenid butterfly

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