neuropteran vs insect

neuropteran and insect both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
neuropteran	Yes	No	No	No
insect	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, insect is a hypernym of neuropteran; that is, insect is a word with a broader meaning than neuropteran:

neuropteran: insect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous wings with netlike veins
insect: small air-breathing arthropod

neuropteran (noun)	insect (noun)
insect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous wings with netlike veins	small air-breathing arthropod
	a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect