nymphalid vs red-spotted purple

red-spotted purple vs nymphalid

nymphalid and red-spotted purple both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
nymphalid	Yes	No	No	No
red-spotted purple	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, red-spotted purple is a hyponym of nymphalid; that is, red-spotted purple 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
red-spotted purple: similar to the banded purple but with red spots on underwing surfaces

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, Limenitis archippus, viceroy, anglewing, comma, comma butterfly, Polygonia comma, fritillary, emperor, emperor butterfly, Inachis io, peacock, peacock butterfly.

nymphalid (noun)	red-spotted purple (noun)
medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast	similar to the banded purple but with red spots on underwing surfaces

Difference between nymphalid and red-spotted purple

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