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fiery skipper

fiery skipper noun: hylephila phyleus, a hesperiid butterfly.

fiery skipper: hylephila phyleus, a hesperiid butterfly
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Noun

fiery skipper (plural fiery skippers)

  1. Hylephila phyleus, a hesperiid butterfly.

Forms of fiery skipper

pluralfiery skippers

Origin of fiery skipper

So called because the males are a bright flame-like color.

Questions about fiery skipper

What does fiery skipper mean?
Fiery skipper means hylephila phyleus, a hesperiid butterfly.
What part of speech is fiery skipper?
Fiery skipper is a noun.
What is the plural of fiery skipper?
The plural of fiery skipper is fiery skippers.

Words near fiery skipper in the dictionary

  1. fiery minivets
  2. fiery searcher
  3. fiery serpent
  4. fiery skimmer
  5. fiery skimmers
  6. fiery skipper
  7. fiery skippers
  8. fiery-tailed awlbill
  9. fiery-tailed awlbills
  10. fiery-tongued
  11. fies

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