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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

  • (..) - This house stinks. - It's the worst place - ... I've been in my entire life. - Oh, yeah. Hey, it's nothing our butterfly curtains couldn't fix. I read somewhere that an empty room is an opportunity. - Where did you read that? - It doesn't matter. I read it and it's great. We'll put the bed there. (..)
    2015 Inside Out