chalkhill blue

noun

A silver-blue butterfly, Polyommatus coridon, of the family Lycaenidae.

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Meanings

nounchalkhill blue (plural chalkhill blues)

plural chalkhill blues

  1. A silver-blue butterfly, Polyommatus coridon, of the family Lycaenidae.

    Yet despite sounding inhospitable, grasslands such as this are home to a huge variety of smaller herbs and wildflowers, including some of the UK's rarest orchids and invertebrates, in addition to being home to butterfly species such as the Chalkhill Blue.

    2024 March 20, Chris Howe, “High speed underneath the Chilterns...”, in RAIL, number 1005, page 33

Translations

Dutch bleek blauwtje
  • bleek blauwtjebutterfly
Russian голубя́нка коридо́н, голубя́нка серебри́стая
  • голубя́нка коридо́н (golubjánka koridón)butterfly
  • голубя́нка серебри́стая (golubjánka serebrístaja)butterfly
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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