white-letter hairstreak

noun

A small, brown butterfly with a W-shaped white streak, Satyrium w-album, of the family Lycaenidae.

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Meanings

nounwhite-letter hairstreak (plural white-letter hairstreaks)

plural white-letter hairstreaks

  1. A small, brown butterfly with a W-shaped white streak, Satyrium w-album, of the family Lycaenidae.

Translations

Russian хвоста́тка вя́зовая, хвоста́тка W-бе́лое
  • хвоста́тка вя́зовая (xvostátka vjázovaja)butterfly
  • хвоста́тка W-бе́лое (xvostátka W-béloje)butterfly
Scottish Gaelic ròin-stiallach geal
  • ròin-stiallach gealbutterfly
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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