grizzled skipper

noun

Any butterfly of the genus Pyrgus, of the family Hesperiidae.

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Meanings

noungrizzled skipper (plural grizzled skippers)

plural grizzled skippers

  1. Any butterfly of the genus Pyrgus, of the family Hesperiidae.
  2. A small, brown and white chequered butterfly of species Pyrgus malvae.

Translations

Finnish mansikkakirjosiipi
  • mansikkakirjosiipiPyrgus malvae
Hungarian kis busalepke
  • kis busalepkePyrgus malvae
Russian темнокры́лка
  • темнокры́лка (temnokrýlka)any butterfly of the genus Pyrgus
Swedish smultronvisslare
  • smultronvisslarePyrgus malvae
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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