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neuropteran vs fish-fly

fish-fly vs neuropteran

neuropteran and fish-fly both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
neuropteran Yes No No No
fish-fly Yes No No No
As nouns, fish-fly is a hyponym of neuropteran; that is, fish-fly is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than neuropteran:
  • neuropteran: insect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous wings with netlike veins
  • fish-fly: similar to but smaller than the dobsonfly; larvae are used as fishing bait
neuropteran (noun) fish-fly (noun)
insect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous wings with netlike veins similar to but smaller than the dobsonfly; larvae are used as fishing bait
Difference between neuropteran and fish-fly

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