tortoiseshell vs nymphalid butterfly

tortoiseshell and nymphalid butterfly both are nouns.

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

As nouns, nymphalid butterfly is a hypernym of tortoiseshell; that is, nymphalid butterfly is a word with a broader meaning than tortoiseshell:

tortoiseshell: brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles
nymphalid 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 brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly, nymphalid.

tortoiseshell (noun)	nymphalid 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

tortoiseshell vs nymphalid butterfly

tortoiseshell and nymphalid butterfly both are nouns.

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