gossamer-winged butterfly

noun

Any butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.

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Meanings

noungossamer-winged butterfly (plural gossamer-winged butterflies)

plural gossamer-winged butterflies

  1. Any butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.

    Synonyms: lycaenid

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 灰蝶
  • 灰蝶butterfly of the family Lycaenidae
Finnish sinisiipinen
  • sinisiipinenbutterfly of the family Lycaenidae
French lycénidé
  • lycénidébutterfly of the family Lycaenidae
German Bläuling
  • Bläulingbutterfly of the family Lycaenidae
Polish modraszek
  • modraszekbutterfly of the family Lycaenidae
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