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chequered skipper

chequered skipper noun: a brown and orange chequered butterfly, Carterocephalus palaemon, of the family Hesperiidae.

chequered skipper: a brown and orange chequered butterfly, Carterocephalus palaemon, of the family Hesperiidae
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Noun

chequered skipper (plural chequered skippers)

  1. A brown and orange chequered butterfly, Carterocephalus palaemon, of the family Hesperiidae
    • This summer the chequered skipper, which became extinct in England in 1977, is being returned to the forest of Rockingham in Northamptonshire via specimens from Belgium.2018 April 7, Patrick Barkham, The Guardian

Forms of chequered skipper

pluralchequered skippers

Questions about chequered skipper

What does chequered skipper mean?
Chequered skipper means a brown and orange chequered butterfly, Carterocephalus palaemon, of the family Hesperiidae.
What part of speech is chequered skipper?
Chequered skipper is a noun.
What is the plural of chequered skipper?
The plural of chequered skipper is chequered skippers.

Words near chequered skipper in the dictionary

  1. chequerboarding
  2. chequerboards
  3. chequered
  4. chequered flag
  5. chequered flags
  6. chequered skipper
  7. chequered skippers
  8. chequeredness
  9. chequering
  10. chequerings
  11. chequers

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