nymphalid vs peacock butterfly

peacock butterfly vs nymphalid

nymphalid and peacock butterfly both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
nymphalid	Yes	No	No	No
peacock butterfly	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, peacock butterfly is a hyponym of nymphalid; that is, peacock butterfly 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
peacock butterfly: European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot

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, fritillary, emperor, emperor butterfly, Inachis io, peacock.

nymphalid (noun)	peacock butterfly (noun)
medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast	European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot

Difference between nymphalid and peacock butterfly

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