butterfly vs sulfur butterfly

sulfur butterfly vs butterfly

butterfly and sulfur butterfly both are nouns.

butterfly is a verb but sulfur butterfly is not a verb.

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

As nouns, sulfur butterfly is a hyponym of butterfly; that is, sulfur 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
sulfur butterfly: any of numerous yellow or orange butterflies

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

butterfly (noun)	sulfur 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 numerous yellow or orange butterflies
diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings

butterfly (verb)	sulfur 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 sulfur butterfly

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