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tortoiseshell vs brush-footed butterfly

brush-footed butterfly vs tortoiseshell

tortoiseshell and brush-footed butterfly both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tortoiseshell Yes No No No
brush-footed butterfly Yes No No No
As nouns, brush-footed butterfly is a hypernym of tortoiseshell; that is, brush-footed butterfly is a word with a broader meaning than tortoiseshell:
  • tortoiseshell: brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles
  • brush-footed butterfly: medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast
Other hypernyms of tortoiseshell include four-footed butterfly, nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly.
tortoiseshell (noun) brush-footed butterfly (noun)
a cat having black and cream-colored and yellowish markings 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
the mottled horny substance of the shell of some turtles
Difference between tortoiseshell and brush-footed butterfly

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