ecdysteroid vs sex hormone

ecdysteroid and sex hormone both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ecdysteroid	Yes	No	No	No
sex hormone	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, sex hormone is a hypernym of ecdysteroid; that is, sex hormone is a word with a broader meaning than ecdysteroid:

ecdysteroid: #DD: The name 'ecdysteroid' refers to the insect moulting and sex hormones which include ecdysone and its homologues such as 20-hydroxyecdysone.
sex hormone: any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs

Other hypernyms of ecdysteroid include steroid, steroid hormone.

ecdysteroid (noun)	sex hormone (noun)
#DD: The name 'ecdysteroid' refers to the insect moulting and sex hormones which include ecdysone and its homologues such as 20-hydroxyecdysone.	any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs