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lime butterfly

lime butterfly noun: a butterfly of species Papilio demoleus, family Papilionidae, of Australia and Asia, the caterpillar of which feeds on citrus trees.

lime butterfly: a butterfly of species Papilio demoleus, family Papilionidae, of Australia and Asia, the...
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Noun

lime butterfly (plural lime butterflies)

  1. A butterfly of species Papilio demoleus, family Papilionidae, of Australia and Asia, the caterpillar of which feeds on citrus trees.

Forms of lime butterfly

plurallime butterflies

Questions about lime butterfly

What does lime butterfly mean?
Lime butterfly means a butterfly of species Papilio demoleus, family Papilionidae, of Australia and Asia, the caterpillar of which feeds on citrus trees.
What part of speech is lime butterfly?
Lime butterfly is a noun.
What is the plural of lime butterfly?
The plural of lime butterfly is lime butterflies.

Words near lime butterfly in the dictionary

  1. lime
  2. lime blossom
  3. lime blossoms
  4. lime burning
  5. lime butterflies
  6. lime butterfly
  7. lime disease
  8. lime green
  9. lime greens
  10. lime juice
  11. lime juices

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