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checkerspot

checkerspot noun: any of a group of butterflies of the subfamily Nymphalinae whose wings bear a checkered, spotted pattern.

checkerspot: any of a group of butterflies of the subfamily Nymphalinae whose wings bear a checkered, spotted...
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Noun

checkerspot (plural checkerspots)

  1. Any of a group of butterflies of the subfamily Nymphalinae whose wings bear a checkered, spotted pattern.

Forms of checkerspot

pluralcheckerspots

Origin of checkerspot

From checker + spot.

Questions about checkerspot

What does checkerspot mean?
Checkerspot means any of a group of butterflies of the subfamily Nymphalinae whose wings bear a checkered, spotted pattern.
What part of speech is checkerspot?
Checkerspot is a noun.
What is the plural of checkerspot?
The plural of checkerspot is checkerspots.

Words near checkerspot in the dictionary

  1. checkerist
  2. checkerists
  3. checkermallow
  4. checkermallows
  5. checkers
  6. checkerspot
  7. checkerspots
  8. checkerwise
  9. checkerwork
  10. checkerworks
  11. checkest

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