fly vs two-winged insects

two-winged insects vs fly

fly and two-winged insects both are nouns.

fly is an adjective but two-winged insects is not an adjective.

fly is a verb but two-winged insects is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fly	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
two-winged insects	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, two-winged insects is a hypernym of fly; that is, two-winged insects is a word with a broader meaning than fly:

fly: two-winged insects characterized by active flight
two-winged insects: 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 fly include dipteran, dipteron, dipterous insect.

fly (noun)	two-winged insects (noun)
(baseball) a hit that flies up in the air	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
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

fly (adjective)	two-winged insects (adjective)
(British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked

fly (verb)	two-winged insects (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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