Defenition of the word butterfly
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Defenition of the word butterfly
- A lepidopteran that is active at day.
- diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
- a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down
- talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women"
- cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking; "butterflied shrimp"
- flutter like a butterfly
- talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
- cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking
Synonyms for the word butterfly
Meronymys for the word butterfly
Hyponyms for the word butterfly
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- brush-footed butterfly
- danaid
- danaid butterfly
- four-footed butterfly
- lycaenid
- lycaenid butterfly
- nymphalid
- nymphalid butterfly
- pierid
- pierid butterfly
- ringlet
- ringlet butterfly
- sulfur butterfly
- sulphur butterfly
- vamp
- wanton
Hypernyms for the word butterfly
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- dart
- fleet
- flit
- flutter
- lepidopteran
- lepidopteron
- lepidopterous insect
- open
- speak
- spread
- spread out
- swimming stroke
- talk
- unfold
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