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butterfly meaning in Odia

ପ୍ରଜାପତି prajāpati

/ˈbʌ.tə(ɹ).flaɪ/[ˈbʌ.tə.flaɪ]

butterfly in Odia: ପ୍ରଜାପତି (prajāpati). In English, butterfly means a flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring.

Odia words for butterfly

insect
ପ୍ରଜାପତି prajāpati

English meaning of butterfly

  1. noun A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring.
  2. noun The imago (final form) of such an insect, consisting usually of a long body with large flat wings, as opposed to earlier instars such as caterpillar or pupa.
  3. noun A use of surgical tape, cut into thin strips and placed across an open wound to hold it closed.
  4. noun The butterfly stroke.

Full definition of butterfly

butterfly in a sentence

  • butterfly tape; butterfly bandage; butterfly strips
  • One potential butterfly could be JFK having another son the year after the POD instead of a daughter.
  • Butterfly the chicken before you grill it.

Synonyms of butterfly

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Questions about butterfly in Odia

What is the meaning of butterfly in Odia?
Butterfly in Odia is ପ୍ରଜାପତି (prajāpati).
butterfly ର ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ କଣ?
Butterfly: ପ୍ରଜାପତି (prajāpati).
What does butterfly mean in English?
Butterfly means a flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring.

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