Definisjon av butterfly

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Noun

butterfly - diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
lepidopteran, lepidopteron, lepidopterous insect insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales
brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly, nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast
ringlet butterfly, ringlet any of various butterflies belonging to the family Satyridae
danaid, danaid butterfly large tropical butterfly with degenerate forelegs and an unpleasant taste
pierid, pierid butterfly any of numerous pale-colored butterflies having three pairs of well-developed legs
sulfur butterfly, sulphur butterfly any of numerous yellow or orange butterflies
butterfly - a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down
butterfly stroke
swimming stroke a method of moving the arms and legs to push against the water and propel the swimmer forward

Verb

butterfly - cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking; "butterflied shrimp"
unfold, spread out, spread, open spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms"
cookery, cooking, preparation the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"
butterfly - flutter like a butterfly
flit, fleet, dart, flutter move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart; "The hummingbird flitted among the branches"
butterfly - talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women"
chat up, flirt, dally, coquet, coquette, romance, philander, mash
speak, talk use language; "the baby talks already"; "the prisoner won't speak"; "they speak a strange dialect"
wanton behave extremely cruelly and brutally
vamp provide (a shoe) with a new vamp; "revamp my old boots"
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Substantiv

butterfly - A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring.
butterfly - The butterfly stroke.
butterfly - A use of surgical tape, cut into thin strips and placed across an open wound to hold it closed.

Verb

butterfly - To cut almost entirely in half and spread the halves apart, in a shape suggesting the wings of a butterfly.
butterfly - To cut strips of surgical tape or plasters into thin strips, and place across a gaping wound to close it.

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  • A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts, egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal.

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  • butterfly
    A lepidopteran that is active at day.

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) butterfly
  • Presens: butterfly / butterflies
  • Preteritum: butterflew
  • Perfektum: (have) butterflown

Substantiv

  • Entall: butterfly
  • Flertall: butterflies

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