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purple hairstreak

purple hairstreak noun: a small, brown (female) or purple (male) butterfly, of species Quercusia quercus (syn. Neozephyrus quercus), of the family Lycaenidae.

Noun

purple hairstreak (plural purple hairstreaks)

  1. A small, brown (female) or purple (male) butterfly, of species Quercusia quercus (syn. Neozephyrus quercus), of the family Lycaenidae

Forms of purple hairstreak

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Questions about purple hairstreak

What does purple hairstreak mean?
Purple hairstreak means a small, brown (female) or purple (male) butterfly, of species Quercusia quercus (syn. Neozephyrus quercus), of the family Lycaenidae.
What part of speech is purple hairstreak?
Purple hairstreak is a noun.
What is the plural of purple hairstreak?
The plural of purple hairstreak is purple hairstreaks.

Words near purple hairstreak in the dictionary

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  2. purple gold
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  4. purple guava
  5. purple guavas
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  8. purple hat therapies
  9. purple hat therapy
  10. Purple Hawke
  11. purple haze

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