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small skipper

small skipper noun: a small, bright orange and brown butterfly, Thymelicus sylvestris, of the family Hesperiidae.

Noun

small skipper (plural small skippers)

  1. A small, bright orange and brown butterfly, Thymelicus sylvestris, of the family Hesperiidae.
    • Researchers found that 15 of 17 species which commonly live on farmland – including the small tortoiseshell, small skipper and wall butterfly – show declines associated with increasing neonic use. […] The Essex skipper declined by 67% between 2000 and 2009 and the small skipper declined by 62% in...2015 November 24, Patrick Barkham, “Pesticide may be reason butterfly numbers are falling in UK, says study”, in The Guardian

Forms of small skipper

pluralsmall skippers

Questions about small skipper

What does small skipper mean?
Small skipper means a small, bright orange and brown butterfly, Thymelicus sylvestris, of the family Hesperiidae.
What part of speech is small skipper?
Small skipper is a noun.
What is the plural of small skipper?
The plural of small skipper is small skippers.

Words near small skipper in the dictionary

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  2. small science
  3. small screen
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  5. small shellies
  6. small skipper
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  8. small sky
  9. small slam
  10. small slams
  11. small Solar System bodies

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