dipterous insect vs fly

fly vs dipterous insect

dipterous insect and fly both are nouns.

dipterous insect is not an adjective while fly is an adjective.

dipterous insect is not a verb while fly is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dipterous insect	Yes	No	No	No
fly	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, fly is a hyponym of dipterous insect; that is, fly is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dipterous insect:

dipterous insect: 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
fly: two-winged insects characterized by active flight

Other hyponyms of dipterous insect include gall gnat, gall midge, gallfly, bee killer, robber fly, fruit fly, pomace fly, hippoboscid, louse fly, mosquito, gnat, fungus gnat, fungus gnat, sciara, sciarid, crane fly, daddy longlegs.

dipterous insect (noun)	fly (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	(baseball) a hit that flies up in the air
	two-winged insects characterized by active flight
	an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth
	flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent
	fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect

dipterous insect (adjective)	fly (adjective)
	(British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked

dipterous insect (verb)	fly (verb)
	decrease rapidly and disappear
	change quickly from one emotional state to another
	transport by aeroplane
	hit a fly
	travel through the air; be airborne
	operate an airplane
	move quickly or suddenly
	run away quickly
	travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft
	travel in an airplane
	pass away rapidly
	cause to fly or float
	be dispersed or disseminated
	display in the air or cause to float

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