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alfalfa butterfly

alfalfa butterfly noun: a North American pierid butterfly, Colias eurytheme, the caterpillars of which feed on various plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, including alfalfa.

alfalfa butterfly: a North American pierid butterfly, Colias eurytheme, the caterpillars of which feed on various...
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Noun

alfalfa butterfly (plural alfalfa butterflies)

  1. A North American pierid butterfly, Colias eurytheme, the caterpillars of which feed on various plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, including alfalfa.

Forms of alfalfa butterfly

pluralalfalfa butterflies

Questions about alfalfa butterfly

What does alfalfa butterfly mean?
Alfalfa butterfly means a North American pierid butterfly, Colias eurytheme, the caterpillars of which feed on various plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, including alfalfa.
What part of speech is alfalfa butterfly?
Alfalfa butterfly is a noun.
What is the plural of alfalfa butterfly?
The plural of alfalfa butterfly is alfalfa butterflies.

Words near alfalfa butterfly in the dictionary

  1. alfakih
  2. alfakihs
  3. alfakis
  4. alfalfa
  5. alfalfa butterflies
  6. alfalfa butterfly
  7. alfalfa caterpillar
  8. alfalfa caterpillars
  9. Alfalfa County
  10. alfalfa weevil
  11. alfalfa weevils

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