butterfly vs sulphur butterfly

sulphur butterfly vs butterfly

butterfly and sulphur butterfly both are nouns.

butterfly is a verb but sulphur butterfly is not a verb.

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

As nouns, sulphur butterfly is a hyponym of butterfly; that is, sulphur 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
sulphur 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, sulfur butterfly, lycaenid, lycaenid butterfly.

butterfly (noun)	sulphur 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)	sulphur 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 sulphur butterfly

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