| English Dictionary |
SILVERSPOT
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
Dictionary entry overview: What does silverspot mean?
• SILVERSPOT (noun)
The noun SILVERSPOT has 1 sense:
1. butterfly with silver spots on the underside of the hind wings
Familiarity information: SILVERSPOT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Butterfly with silver spots on the underside of the hind wings
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("silverspot" is a kind of...):
fritillary (butterfly with brownish wings marked with black and silver)
Holonyms ("silverspot" is a member of...):
genus Spyeria; Spyeria (fritillaries)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"It's no use crying over spilt milk." (English proverb)
"There is no man nor thing without his defect, and often they have two or three of them" (Breton proverb)
"A servant who has two masters, lies to one of them." (Arabic proverb)
"Creaking carts last longest." (Dutch proverb)
"There is no man nor thing without his defect, and often they have two or three of them" (Breton proverb)
"A servant who has two masters, lies to one of them." (Arabic proverb)
"Creaking carts last longest." (Dutch proverb)