nymphalid vs tortoiseshell butterfly

tortoiseshell butterfly vs nymphalid

nymphalid and tortoiseshell butterfly both are nouns.

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

As nouns, tortoiseshell butterfly is a hyponym of nymphalid; that is, tortoiseshell 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
tortoiseshell butterfly: brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles

Other hyponyms of nymphalid include Camberwell beauty, mourning cloak, mourning cloak butterfly, Nymphalis antiopa, tortoiseshell, 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, peacock butterfly.

nymphalid (noun)	tortoiseshell butterfly (noun)
medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast	brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles

Difference between nymphalid and tortoiseshell butterfly

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