was wotd|2006|January|23
commons|Butterfly
wikipedia
English

image:C-Falter Polygonia C-album.jpg|thumb|A butterfly

Etymology
Old English buttorfleoge, corresponding to butter + fly, perhaps with reference to the colour of certain species including the brimstone butterfly, Gonepteryx rhamni. Compare German Schmetterling.

Pronunciation
(US) IPA|/�b�t�flaɪ/, (UK) IPA|/�b�t�flaɪ/
audio|en-ca-butterfly.ogg|Audio (CA)

Noun
en-noun|butterflies

1. insect A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring.
2. A swimming stroke in which the body is prone, the arms are moved in simultaneous circles, and the feet are kicked up and down.
3. A use of surgical tape, cut into thin strips and placed across an open wound to hold it closed.

#: butterfly tape

Synonyms
lep

Derived terms
top3
butterfly bush (see buddleia or buddleja)
butterfly collector (see lepidopterist or lepidopterology)
butterfly flower (see schizanthus)
butterfly knife (see balisong)
social butterfly
butterfly banners
butterfly bat
butterfly bomb
butterfly chair
butterfly clam, butterfly mussel
mid3
butterfly cod
butterfly crab
butterfly dam
butterfly damper, butterfly valve
butterfly fish
butterfly hinge
butterfly knot
butterfly lily
butterfly net
butterfly nut (wing nut)
butterfly orchid
mid3
butterfly pea
butterfly plant
butterfly ray
butterfly shell
butterfly table
butterfly tulip
butterfly weed
butterfly window
butterflies in one's stomach|butterflies in one�s stomach
float like a butterfly�
social butterfly

Setwana: serurubele
Shona: shavishavi
Sidamo: bilach'a
Sinhala: (samanalaya)
Siswati: luvivane
Slovak: t-|sk|motýľ
Slovene: t+|sl|metulj|m
Somali: balanbaalis
Sotho: sororomele, serurubele
Soussous: chuani
Spanish: t+|es|mariposa|f
Sranan: kaperka
Sumatra Barat: angiak
Sumerian: giriš
Swahili: t-|sw|kipepeo|xs=Swahili
Swedish: t+|sv|fjäril|c
Tagalog: mariposa, paruparo
Tahitian: pepe italbrac|daytime, pūrehua italbrac|night
Taiwanese: �� (ya-a)
Tamil: வண�ணத�த�ப�ப����ி (vannattuppūchi), (pattampūchi)
Tatar: kübelek
Telugu: స�తా��� �ిల�� (seetaakoaka chiluka)
Teso: eporiporit
Tewa: pojoaque
Thai: THchar|�ี�สื�อ (p�e sêua)
Tigre: tsenblale
Tigrinya: tsimblalee'a
Tiwi: kwarikwaringa
Tok Pisin: bataplai, bembe
Trukese: nipwisipwis
Tshiluba: bulubulu
Tupinambá: panama
Turkish: t+|tr|kelebek
Turkmen: yéllepe
Twi: afafranto
Udinian: pepalak, phephalak
Ukrainian: ме�елик (metelýk) m
Urdu: URchar|تت�� (titalī)
Urubu: iyenye, yenjè
Vietnamese: bươm bư�m, ho diep
Visayan: kabakaba
Vahinian: pilpilak
Waray Waray: rapudapo
Warlpiri: cinci-maÉ­u-maÉ­u
Welsh: (coll.) pili-pala, (standard name) iâr fach yr haf, glöyn byw
Wik-Mungkan: konkoniyang
Wik-Ngathan: kalpakalpay
Wiradjuri: buuja-buuja
Wolaytigna: mukaw
Wolof: lëpp-lëpp bi
Xhosa: ibhabhathane
Xitchangani: phapharati
Yiddish: (shmetterling), (zomerfeygele), (flaterl)
Yndjibarndi: gawarliwarli
Yoruba: labalábá
Yucatec: pehpem
Yup'ik: caqelngataq
Zulu: i(lu)vemvane, i(li)jubajubane, i(li)twabitwabi, iveveshane, uvemvane
trans-bottom

Spanish: t+|es|mariposa|f
Swedish: t+|sv|fjärilsim|n
Turkish: kelebek
trans-bottom

trans-top|butterfly tape
Finnish: perhoslaastari
trans-bottom

Verb
en-verb|butterfl|i|ed

1. To cut almost entirely in half and spread the halves apart, in a shape suggesting the wings of a butterfly.

#: butterflied shrimp

1. To cut strips of surgical tape or plasters into thin strips, and place across a gaping wound to close it.

See also
caterpillar
moth
Appendix: Animals
Appendix: Collective nouns

Category:Butterflies|*
Category:Swimming

ar:butterfly
zh-min-nan:butterfly
el:butterfly
es:butterfly
fa:butterfly
fr:butterfly
fy:butterfly
ko:butterfly
hi:butterfly
io:butterfly
id:butterfly
it:butterfly
hu:butterfly
nl:butterfly
ja:butterfly
pl:butterfly
pt:butterfly
ro:butterfly
fi:butterfly
sv:butterfly
ta:butterfly
te:butterfly
vi:butterfly
tr:butterfly
zh:butterfly

• 2008-01-01 19:56 - Keene - /* Derived terms */ [[float like a butterfly‎ ]]

Full Revision History