butterfly
蝴蝶,蝶形,蝴碟,蝶形物
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plural but·ter·flies.
- : any of numerous diurnal insects of the order Lepidoptera, characterized by clubbed antennae, a slender body, and large, broad, often conspicuously marked wings.
- : a person who flits aimlessly from one interest or group to another: a social butterfly.
- : butterflies,Informal. a queasy feeling, as from nervousness, excitement, etc.
- : a racing breaststroke, using a dolphin kick, in which the swimmer brings both arms out of the water in forward, circular motions.
- : Carpentry. butterfly wedge.
- : Sculpture. an X-shaped support attached to an armature.
- : one of the swinging brackets of a butterfly table.
- : Movies. a screen of scrim, gauze, or similar material, for diffusing light.
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but·ter·flied, but·ter·fly·ing.
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South Florida’s Big Cypress National Preserve is as good a spot to see the butterflies as any.
It’s not all honey and butterflies in our relationship with insects.
Someone who likes their alone time might not have a brain response that is as strong as someone who is a social butterfly.
This technology was demonstrated in artistic replicas of dancing butterflies, fluttering leaves, and blooming flowers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology.
Scientists have observed insects — especially butterflies, bees and flies — crawling into the eyes of animals.
“When you become a peshmerga your life becomes like a butterfly,” she said.
So, to commemorate her 75th birthday, the two got matching butterfly tattoos on their wrists.
This video remedies that injustice, showcasing an owl doing a butterfly stroke in Lake Michigan.
A small wooden cabinet with two butterfly doors held ropes and chains, candles, and sex toys.
The labels included a picture of a butterfly on a blade of grass.
She became my sweetheart, temporarily; but a born butterfly, she soon fluttered away, leaving me disconsolate—for a time!
Out by the hill, a butterfly, snow white, rested a moment on the young girl's hair.
In Leeming-street it was in the chrysalis state; in Fishergate the epoch has been reached.