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butterflies
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Butterflies
(gcide) | Butterfly \But"ter*fly`\, n.; pl. Butterflies. [Perh. from the
color of a yellow species. AS. buter-fl[=e]ge,
buttor-fle['o]ge; cf. G. butterfliege, D. botervlieg. See
Butter, and Fly.] (Zool.)
A general name for the numerous species of diurnal
Lepidoptera.
Note: [See Illust. under Aphrodite.]
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Asclepias butterfly. See under Asclepias.
Butterfly fish (Zool.), the ocellated blenny ({Blennius
ocellaris}) of Europe. See Blenny. The term is also
applied to the flying gurnard.
Butterfly shell (Zool.), a shell of the genus Voluta.
Butterfly valve (Mech.), a kind of double clack valve,
consisting of two semicircular clappers or wings hinged to
a cross rib in the pump bucket. When open it somewhat
resembles a butterfly in shape.
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butterflies
(encz) | butterflies,motýli n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
brush-footed butterflies
(gcide) | Nymphales \Nym*pha"les\, prop. n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)
Same as Nymphalidae, an extensive family of butterflies
including the nymphs, the satyrs, the monarchs, the
heliconias, and others; -- called also {brush-footed
butterflies}.
[1913 Webster]Nymphalidae \Nymphalidae\ prop. n.
A natural family of large beautifully colored butterflies,
called also the brush-footed butterflies; formerly called
Nymphales.
Syn: family Nymphalidae.
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