nymphalid butterfly vs peacock

peacock vs nymphalid butterfly

nymphalid butterfly and peacock both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of nymphalid butterfly 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 butterfly.

nymphalid butterfly (noun)	peacock (noun)
medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast	male peafowl; having a crested head and very large fanlike tail marked with iridescent eyes or spots
	European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot

Difference between nymphalid butterfly and peacock

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