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gossamer-winged butterfly

gossamer-winged butterfly noun: any butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.

gossamer-winged butterfly: any butterfly in the family Lycaenidae
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Noun

gossamer-winged butterfly (plural gossamer-winged butterflies)

  1. Any butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.
    Synonyms:
    lycaenid

Synonyms of gossamer-winged butterfly

Forms of gossamer-winged butterfly

pluralgossamer-winged butterflies

Questions about gossamer-winged butterfly

What does gossamer-winged butterfly mean?
Gossamer-winged butterfly means any butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.
What part of speech is gossamer-winged butterfly?
Gossamer-winged butterfly is a noun.
What is the plural of gossamer-winged butterfly?
The plural of gossamer-winged butterfly is gossamer-winged butterflies.

Words near gossamer-winged butterfly in the dictionary

  1. gossamer
  2. gossamer spider
  3. gossamer spiders
  4. gossamer-thin
  5. gossamer-winged butterflies
  6. gossamer-winged butterfly
  7. gossamere
  8. gossamered
  9. gossamerlike
  10. gossamers
  11. gossamery

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