checkerspot

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noun

Any of a group of butterflies of the subfamily Nymphalinae whose wings bear a checkered, spotted pattern.

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Meanings

nouncheckerspot (plural checkerspots)

plural checkerspots

  1. Any of a group of butterflies of the subfamily Nymphalinae whose wings bear a checkered, spotted pattern.

Origin

From checker + spot.

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APA

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

MLA

“checkerspot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/checkerspot. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “checkerspot,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/checkerspot.

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