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brown hairstreak

brown hairstreak noun: a brown and orange butterfly of species Thecla betulae, family Lycaenidae.

brown hairstreak: a brown and orange butterfly of species Thecla betulae, family Lycaenidae
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Noun

brown hairstreak (plural brown hairstreaks)

  1. A brown and orange butterfly of species Thecla betulae, family Lycaenidae.

Forms of brown hairstreak

pluralbrown hairstreaks

Questions about brown hairstreak

What does brown hairstreak mean?
Brown hairstreak means a brown and orange butterfly of species Thecla betulae, family Lycaenidae.
What part of speech is brown hairstreak?
Brown hairstreak is a noun.
What is the plural of brown hairstreak?
The plural of brown hairstreak is brown hairstreaks.

Words near brown hairstreak in the dictionary

  1. brown George
  2. brown Georges
  3. brown goods
  4. brown goshawk
  5. brown goshawks
  6. brown hairstreak
  7. brown hairstreaks
  8. brown hare
  9. brown hares
  10. brown hawk
  11. brown hawks

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