butterfly butterfly stroke | a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down |
butterfly ray | a stingray with a short tail and a broad fin |
butterfly | diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings |
nymphalid nymphalid butterfly brush-footed butterfly four-footed butterfly | medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and mucheduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast |
mourning cloak mourning cloak butterfly Camberwell beauty Nymphalis antiopa | of temperate regions, having dark purple wings with yellow borders |
tortoiseshell tortoiseshell butterfly | brilliantly colored, larvae feed on nettles |
ringlet ringlet butterfly | any of various butterflies belonging to the family Satyridae |
comma comma butterfly Polygonia comma | anglewing butterfly with a comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wing |
emperor butterfly emperor | large richly colored butterfly |
peacock peacock butterfly Inachis io | European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot |
danaid danaid butterfly | large tropical butterfly with degenerate forelegs and an unpleasant taste |
monarch monarch butterfly milkweed butterfly Danaus plexippus | large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings, the larvae feed on milkweed |
pierid pierid butterfly | any of numerous paleolored butterflies having three pairs of well-developed legs |
cabbage butterfly | white butterfly whose larvae (cabbageworms) feed on cabbage |
southern cabbage butterfly Pieris protodice | common North American form of cabbage butterfly |
sulphur butterfly sulfur butterfly | any of numerous yellow or orange butterflies |
lycaenid lycaenid butterfly | any of various butterflies of the family Lycaenidae |
hairstreak hairstreak butterfly | small butterflies having striped markings under the wings |
butterfly fish | small usually brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes having narrow deep bodies with large broad fins, found worldwide |
butterfly valve | a valve in a carburetor that consists of a disc that turns and acts as a throttle |
wing nut wing-nut wing screw butterfly nut thumbnut | a threaded nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turning |
lepidopterist lepidopterologist butterfly collector | an entomologist who specializes in the collection and study of butterflies and moths |
butterfly effect | the phenomenon whereby a small change at one place in a complex system can have large effects elsewhere, e.g., a butterfly flapping its wings in Rio de Janeiro might change the weather in Chicago |
butterfly orchid butterfly orchis Orchis papilionaceae | Mediterranean orchid having usually purple flowers with a fan-shaped spotted or striped roseed lip |
butterfly orchid Encyclia tampensis Epidendrum tampense | orchid of Florida and the Bahamas having showy brightly colored flowers, sometimes placed in genus Epidendrum |
butterfly orchid butterfly orchis Epidendrum venosum Encyclia venosa | Mexican epiphytic orchid having pale green or yellow-green flowers with white purple-veined lip |
oncidium dancing lady orchid butterfly plant butterfly orchid | any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers, often grown as houseplants |
butterfly plant Phalaenopsis amabilis | orchid having large elliptic to obovate fleshy leaves and fragrant pink-and-white flowers dotted with red |
lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia Habenaria bifolia | south European orchid having fragrant greenish-white flowers, sometimes placed in genus Habenaria |
greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha Habenaria chlorantha | south European orchid with dark green flowers that are larger and less fragrant than Platanthera bifolia, sometimes placed in genus Habenaria |
butterfly orchid | any orchid of the genus Psychopsis: spectacular large tiger-striped orchids |
butterfly bush buddleia | tropical shrub having clusters of white or violet or yellow flowers |
butterfly flower Bauhinia monandra | shrub or small tree of Dutch Guiana having clusters of pink flowers streaked with purple |
butterfly pea Centrosema virginianum | large-flowered weakly twining or prostrate vine of New Jersey to tropical eastern North America, sometimes cultivated for its purple and white flowers |
butterfly pea Clitoria mariana | large-flowered wild twining vine of southeastern and central United States having pale blue flowers |
blue pea butterfly pea Clitoria turnatea | vine of tropical Asia having pinnate leaves and bright blue flowers with yellow centers |
butterfly flower poor man's orchid schizanthus | any plant of the genus Schizanthus having finely divided leaves and showy variegated flowers |
butterfly weed orange milkweed chigger flower chiggerflower pleurisy root tuber root Indian paintbrush Asclepias tuberosa | erect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowers |
fire and brimstone | (Old Testament) God's means of destroying sinners, his sermons were full of fire and brimstone |
brimstone native sulfur native sulphur | an old name for sulfur |
chat up flirt dally butterfly coquet coquette romance philander mash | talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions, The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries, My husband never flirts with other women |
butterfly | cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking, butterflied shrimp |
butterfly | flutter like a butterfly |
butterfly-shaped | shaped like a butterfly |