maplet

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noun

Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Chersonesia, having map-like marking on the wings.

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Meanings

maplet1

nounmaplet (plural maplets)

plural maplets

  1. biologyAny of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Chersonesia, having map-like marking on the wings.
  2. mathematicsA pair which is a member of a mapping.

maplet2

nounmaplet (plural maplets)

plural maplets

  1. computingAn applet written in the computer algebra system Maple.

    Michael J. Caulfield, Gannon University (1046-O1-346) 10:40AM - (1105) A maplet for encoding, decoding, and correcting errors in Golay codes.

    2009 January, “Archived copy”, in Notices of the American Mathematical Society, volume 56, number 1, archived from the original on 25 Jan 2009

Origin

maplet · noun

From map + -let.

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maplet · noun

Blend of Maple + applet

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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