Butterflies
4 definitions retrieved  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.] [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]  butterflies [bʌtəflaiz] Falter  butterflies Falter pl; Tagfalter pl butterflies Schmetterlinge pl Butterflies related |
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