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COMMA BUTTERFLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does comma butterfly mean?
• COMMA BUTTERFLY (noun)
The noun COMMA BUTTERFLY has 1 sense:
1. anglewing butterfly with a comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wing
Familiarity information: COMMA BUTTERFLY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Anglewing butterfly with a comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
comma; comma butterfly; Polygonia comma
Hypernyms ("comma butterfly" is a kind of...):
brush-footed butterfly; four-footed butterfly; nymphalid; nymphalid butterfly (medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast)
Holonyms ("comma butterfly" is a member of...):
genus Polygonia; Polygonia (comma butterflies)
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