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chalkhill blues

chalkhill blues is the plural of chalkhill blue.

Meaning of chalkhill blue

Noun

chalkhill blue (plural chalkhill blues)

  1. A silver-blue butterfly, Polyommatus coridon, of the family Lycaenidae.
    • Yet despite sounding inhospitable, grasslands such as this are home to a huge variety of smaller herbs and wildflowers, including some of the UK's rarest orchids and invertebrates, in addition to being home to butterfly species such as the Chalkhill Blue.2024 March 20, Chris Howe, “High speed underneath the Chilterns...”, in RAIL, number 1005, page 33

Questions about chalkhill blues

What is chalkhill blues the plural of?
Chalkhill blues is the plural of chalkhill blue.

Words near chalkhill blues in the dictionary

  1. chalkface
  2. chalkfaces
  3. chalkfish
  4. chalkfishes
  5. chalkhill blue
  6. chalkhill blues
  7. Chalkidiki
  8. chalkier
  9. chalkiest
  10. chalkily
  11. chalkiness

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