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flying handkerchiefs

flying handkerchiefs is the plural of flying handkerchief.

Meaning of flying handkerchief

Noun

flying handkerchief (plural flying handkerchiefs)

  1. An African swallowtail butterfly, Papilio dardanus, with white wings reminiscent of a handkerchief.
    Synonyms:
    mocker swallowtail, African swallowtail

Questions about flying handkerchiefs

What is flying handkerchiefs the plural of?
Flying handkerchiefs is the plural of flying handkerchief.

Words near flying handkerchiefs in the dictionary

  1. flying ginnies
  2. flying ginny
  3. flying gurnard
  4. flying gurnards
  5. flying handkerchief
  6. flying handkerchiefs
  7. flying hatchetfish
  8. flying helmet
  9. flying helmets
  10. flying high
  11. flying ice cube effect

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