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Calque of Translingual Ornithoptera. By surface analysis, bird + wing.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
birdwing
Today it means: Any of various large papilionid butterflies of the genera Troides and Ornithoptera. Full definition →
Today it means: Any of various large papilionid butterflies of the genera Troides and Ornithoptera. Full definition →
Calque of Translingual Ornithoptera. By surface analysis, bird + wing.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.