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sciarid vs dipterous insect

dipterous insect vs sciarid

sciarid and dipterous insect both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sciarid Yes No No No
dipterous insect Yes No No No
As nouns, dipterous insect is a hypernym of sciarid; that is, dipterous insect is a word with a broader meaning than sciarid:
  • sciarid: minute blackish gregarious flies destructive to mushrooms and seedlings
  • dipterous insect: insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercing
Other hypernyms of sciarid include dipteran, dipteron, two-winged insects.
sciarid (noun) dipterous insect (noun)
minute blackish gregarious flies destructive to mushrooms and seedlings insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercing
Difference between sciarid and dipterous insect

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