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awlet

awlet noun: any of various hesperiid butterflies of the genera Bibasis and Burara.

Noun

awlet (plural awlets)

  1. Any of various hesperiid butterflies of the genera Bibasis and Burara.

Forms of awlet

pluralawlets

Origin of awlet

From awl + -let.

Questions about awlet

What does awlet mean?
Awlet means any of various hesperiid butterflies of the genera Bibasis and Burara.
What part of speech is awlet?
Awlet is a noun.
What is the plural of awlet?
The plural of awlet is awlets.

Words near awlet in the dictionary

  1. awl-fly
  2. awlbill
  3. awlbills
  4. awless
  5. awlessness
  6. awlet
  7. awlets
  8. awllike
  9. awls
  10. awlung
  11. awluz

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