telsontail vs insect

telsontail and insect both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
telsontail	Yes	No	No	No
insect	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, insect is a hypernym of telsontail; that is, insect is a word with a broader meaning than telsontail:

telsontail: any of several minute primitive wingless and eyeless insects having a cone-shaped head; inhabit damp soil or decaying organic matter
insect: small air-breathing arthropod

telsontail (noun)	insect (noun)
any of several minute primitive wingless and eyeless insects having a cone-shaped head; inhabit damp soil or decaying organic matter	small air-breathing arthropod
	a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect