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patrician blue

patrician blue noun: lepidochrysops patricia, a species of blue-winged butterfly in the family Lycaenidae found in South Africa.

patrician blue: lepidochrysops patricia, a species of blue-winged butterfly in the family Lycaenidae found in South...
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Noun

patrician blue (plural patrician blues)

  1. Lepidochrysops patricia, a species of blue-winged butterfly in the family Lycaenidae found in South Africa.

Forms of patrician blue

pluralpatrician blues

Origin of patrician blue

From translingual (Lepidochrysops) patricia (the species' taxonomic name) + -an + blue (butterfly of family "Lycaenidae").

Questions about patrician blue

What does patrician blue mean?
Patrician blue means lepidochrysops patricia, a species of blue-winged butterfly in the family Lycaenidae found in South Africa.
What part of speech is patrician blue?
Patrician blue is a noun.
What is the plural of patrician blue?
The plural of patrician blue is patrician blues.

Words near patrician blue in the dictionary

  1. Patricia tree
  2. Patricia trees
  3. Patricia trie
  4. Patricia tries
  5. patrician
  6. patrician blue
  7. patrician blues
  8. patricianhood
  9. patricianism
  10. patricianisms
  11. patricianly

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