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daddy longlegs vs dipteron

dipteron vs daddy longlegs

daddy longlegs and dipteron both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
daddy longlegs Yes No No No
dipteron Yes No No No
As nouns, dipteron is a hypernym of daddy longlegs; that is, dipteron is a word with a broader meaning than daddy longlegs:
  • daddy longlegs: long-legged slender flies that resemble large mosquitoes but do not bite
  • dipteron: 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 dipteran, dipterous insect, two-winged insects.
daddy longlegs (noun) dipteron (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 dipteron

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