Meaning of BUTTERFLY
| Pronunciation: | | 'butur`flI
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- [n] a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down
- [n] diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
- [v] talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women"
- [v] cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking; "butterflied shrimp"
- [v] flutter like a butterfly
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| | Synonyms: | | butterfly stroke, chat up, coquet, coquette, dally, flirt, mash, philander, romance |
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| | See Also: | | brush-footed butterfly, danaid, danaid butterfly, dart, dolphin kick, fleet, flit, flutter, four-footed butterfly, lepidopteran, lepidopteron, lepidopterous insect, lycaenid, lycaenid butterfly, nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly, open, pierid, pierid butterfly, speak, spread, spread out, sulfur butterfly, sulphur butterfly, swimming stroke, talk, unfold, vamp, wanton | |
| Products Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Butterfly
A simple introduction to the physical characteristics and behavior of butterflies, showing all phases of development up until the butterfly lays eggs of its own. more details ... |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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}.] (Zo["o]l.)
A general name for the numerous species of diurnal
Lepidoptera.
Note: [See Illust. under {Aphrodite}.]
{Asclepias butterfly}. See under {Asclepias}.
{Butterfly fish} (Zo["o]l.), the ocellated blenny ({Blennius
ocellaris}) of Europe. See {Blenny}. The term is also
applied to the flying gurnard.
{Butterfly shell} (Zo["o]l.), 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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| Dream Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Dreaming of a butterfly indicates your need to settle down. Butterflies also means creativity, romance, joy and spirituality. You may be undergoing a transformation into a new way of thinking.
Dreaming of a beautiful colorful butterfly indicates the positive impression you will make at a future social gathering. |
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