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orange tip

orange tip noun: any of various pierid butterflies having orange tips to the upper forewings, especially Anthocharis cardamines, of Eurasia.

orange tip: any of various pierid butterflies having orange tips to the upper forewings, especially Anthocharis...
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Noun

orange tip (plural orange tips)

  1. Any of various pierid butterflies having orange tips to the upper forewings, especially Anthocharis cardamines, of Eurasia.
    • Most of us have a favourite first that signifies the true beginning of spring. For me, it’s the first orange tip.2018 April 27, Patrick Barkham, The Guardian

Forms of orange tip

pluralorange tips

Questions about orange tip

What does orange tip mean?
Orange tip means any of various pierid butterflies having orange tips to the upper forewings, especially Anthocharis cardamines, of Eurasia.
What part of speech is orange tip?
Orange tip is a noun.
What is the plural of orange tip?
The plural of orange tip is orange tips.

Words near orange tip in the dictionary

  1. orange stick
  2. orange sticks
  3. orange sunshine
  4. orange swift
  5. orange swifts
  6. orange tip
  7. orange tips
  8. orange tree
  9. orange trees
  10. Orange Walk
  11. Orange Walk Town

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