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dusky-blue

dusky-blue noun: any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Candalides.

Noun

dusky-blue (plural dusky-blues)

  1. Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Candalides.

Forms of dusky-blue

pluraldusky-blues

Questions about dusky-blue

What does dusky-blue mean?
Dusky-blue means any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Candalides.
What part of speech is dusky-blue?
Dusky-blue is a noun.
What is the plural of dusky-blue?
The plural of dusky-blue is dusky-blues.

Words near dusky-blue in the dictionary

  1. dusky tits
  2. dusky warbler
  3. dusky warblers
  4. dusky woodswallow
  5. dusky woodswallows
  6. dusky-blue
  7. dusky-blues
  8. duskyshoulder trevallies
  9. duskyshoulder trevally
  10. duskywing
  11. duskywings

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