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butterfly mines

butterfly mines is the plural of butterfly mine.

Meaning of butterfly mine

Noun

butterfly mine (plural butterfly mines)

  1. A type of winged air-dispersed and air-dropped anti-personnel landmine, typically without metal parts, so undetectable by usual metal detectors for landmines; looking like a child's toy.
    Synonyms:
    child killer, kid killer, pedal mine

Questions about butterfly mines

What is butterfly mines the plural of?
Butterfly mines is the plural of butterfly mine.

Words near butterfly mines in the dictionary

  1. butterfly lilies
  2. butterfly lily
  3. butterfly milkweed
  4. butterfly milkweeds
  5. butterfly mine
  6. butterfly mines
  7. butterfly needle
  8. butterfly needles
  9. butterfly net
  10. butterfly nets
  11. butterfly nut

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