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butterfly

Definition

  • noun: a kind of insect that has a long thin body and brightly colored wings and that flies mostly during the day
  • noun: any of numerous slender-bodied diurnal lepidopteran insects including one superfamily (Papilionoidea) with broad often brightly colored wings and usually another superfamily comprising the skippers
  • synonyms: lep

Examples

  • They competed in the 'butterfly'.

  • swimmers doing the 'butterfly'

  • a 'social butterfly'

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) #That's what you say. OK! It's what we do. #From now. Look at this! It is a ... #It is an owl butterfly. Look at this! What kind is it? #Looks like a zebra long-winged. - Very well! - Good. #This is amazing. - That is the Owl, right? - Yes Owl butterfly. I peed, friend. ... ... ... ... five. Get away from me! Mason! Look at me. (..)
    2014 Boyhood