purple hairstreak

noun

A small, brown (female) or purple (male) butterfly, of species Quercusia quercus (syn. Neozephyrus quercus), of the family Lycaenidae

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Meanings

nounpurple hairstreak (plural purple hairstreaks)

plural purple hairstreaks

  1. A small, brown (female) or purple (male) butterfly, of species Quercusia quercus (syn. Neozephyrus quercus), of the family Lycaenidae

Translations

Russian зефи́р дубо́вый, хвоста́тка дубо́вая
  • зефи́р дубо́вый (zefír dubóvyj)butterfly
  • хвоста́тка дубо́вая (xvostátka dubóvaja)butterfly
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APA

purple hairstreak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purple%20hairstreak

MLA

“purple hairstreak.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purple%20hairstreak. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “purple hairstreak,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purple%20hairstreak.

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