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two-winged insects vs daddy longlegs

daddy longlegs vs two-winged insects

two-winged insects and daddy longlegs both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
two-winged insects Yes No No No
daddy longlegs Yes No No No
As nouns, daddy longlegs is a hyponym of two-winged insects; that is, daddy longlegs is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than two-winged insects:
  • two-winged insects: 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
  • daddy longlegs: long-legged slender flies that resemble large mosquitoes but do not bite
two-winged insects (noun) daddy longlegs (noun)
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 long-legged slender flies that resemble large mosquitoes but do not bite
spiderlike arachnid with a small rounded body and very long thin legs
Difference between two-winged insects and daddy longlegs

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