nymphalid vs fritillary

fritillary vs nymphalid

nymphalid and fritillary both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
nymphalid	Yes	No	No	No
fritillary	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, fritillary is a hyponym of nymphalid; that is, fritillary is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than nymphalid:

nymphalid: medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast
fritillary: butterfly with brownish wings marked with black and silver

Other hyponyms of nymphalid include Camberwell beauty, mourning cloak, mourning cloak butterfly, Nymphalis antiopa, tortoiseshell, tortoiseshell butterfly, painted beauty, Vanessa virginiensis, admiral, red admiral, Vanessa atalanta, Limenitis camilla, white admiral, banded purple, Limenitis arthemis, white admiral, Limenitis astyanax, red-spotted purple, Limenitis archippus, viceroy, anglewing, comma, comma butterfly, Polygonia comma, emperor, emperor butterfly, Inachis io, peacock, peacock butterfly.

nymphalid (noun)	fritillary (noun)
medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast	butterfly with brownish wings marked with black and silver
	any liliaceous plant of the genus Fritillaria having nodding variously colored flowers

Difference between nymphalid and fritillary

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