dipteran vs sciarid
sciarid vs dipterandipteran and sciarid both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dipteran | Yes | No | No | No |
| sciarid | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
sciarid is a hyponym of
dipteran; that is, sciarid is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
dipteran:
- 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
- sciarid: minute blackish gregarious flies destructive to mushrooms and seedlings
Other hyponyms of dipteran include
gall gnat, gall midge, gallfly, fly, bee killer, robber fly, fruit fly, pomace fly, hippoboscid, louse fly, mosquito, gnat, fungus gnat, fungus gnat, sciara, crane fly, daddy longlegs.
| dipteran (noun) | sciarid (noun) |
|---|---|
| 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 | minute blackish gregarious flies destructive to mushrooms and seedlings |
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