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pencil-blue

pencil-blue noun: any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Candalides.

Noun

pencil-blue (plural pencil-blues)

  1. Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Candalides.

Forms of pencil-blue

pluralpencil-blues

Questions about pencil-blue

What does pencil-blue mean?
Pencil-blue means any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Candalides.
What part of speech is pencil-blue?
Pencil-blue is a noun.
What is the plural of pencil-blue?
The plural of pencil-blue is pencil-blues.

Words near pencil-blue in the dictionary

  1. pencil trees
  2. pencil whip
  3. pencil whipped
  4. pencil whipping
  5. pencil whips
  6. pencil-blue
  7. pencil-blues
  8. pencil-holder
  9. pencil-holders
  10. pencil-neck
  11. pencil-necked

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