graphium

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noun

A stylus (for writing).

OriginLatin graphium →
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Meanings

graphium1

noungraphium (plural graphia)

plural graphia

  1. A stylus (for writing).

graphium2

noungraphium (plural graphiums)

plural graphiums

  1. A butterfly of the genus Graphium.

    Most graphiums have a speckled pattern, and they are fast fliers.

    1993, John Feltwell, The Encyclopedia of Butterflies, page 41

Origin

graphium · noun

  1. Latingraphium“stylus”
  2. Englishgraphium

From Latin graphium (“stylus”). Doublet of graft.

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graphium · noun

  1. Latingraphium“stylus”
  2. translingualGraphium
  3. Englishgraphium

Borrowed from translingual Graphium, from Latin graphium (“stylus”). Doublet of graft.

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APA

graphium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/graphium

MLA

“graphium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/graphium. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “graphium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/graphium.

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