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daddy longlegs vs dipteran

dipteran vs daddy longlegs

daddy longlegs and dipteran both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
daddy longlegs Yes No No No
dipteran Yes No No No
As nouns, dipteran is a hypernym of daddy longlegs; that is, dipteran is a word with a broader meaning than daddy longlegs:
  • daddy longlegs: long-legged slender flies that resemble large mosquitoes but do not bite
  • dipteran: insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercing
Other hypernyms of daddy longlegs include dipteron, dipterous insect, two-winged insects.
daddy longlegs (noun) dipteran (noun)
long-legged slender flies that resemble large mosquitoes but do not bite insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercing
spiderlike arachnid with a small rounded body and very long thin legs
Difference between daddy longlegs and dipteran

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