small heath

noun

A small, orange and yellow butterfly, Coenonympha pamphilus, of the family Nymphalidae.

Meanings

small heath1

nounsmall heath (plural small heaths)

plural small heaths

  1. A small, orange and yellow butterfly, Coenonympha pamphilus, of the family Nymphalidae.

Small Heath2

proper noun
  1. A suburban area in the City of Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP1085).

Translations

Dutch hooibeestje
  • hooibeestjebutterfly
Finnish keltaniittyperhonen
  • keltaniittyperhonenbutterfly
French procris, fadet commun
  • procrisbutterfly
  • fadet communbutterfly
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APA

small heath. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/small%20heath

MLA

“small heath.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/small%20heath. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “small heath,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/small%20heath.

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