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small white

small white noun: a small, white butterfly Pieris rapae, of the family Pieridae, that damages Brassica rapa crops in temperate regions worldwide.

small white: a small, white butterfly Pieris rapae, of the family Pieridae, that damages Brassica rapa crops in...
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Noun (1)

small white (plural small whites)

  1. A small, white butterfly Pieris rapae, of the family Pieridae, that damages Brassica rapa crops in temperate regions worldwide.
    Synonyms:
    small cabbage white

Noun (2) capitalized: Small White

Small White (plural Small Whites)

  1. A domestic pig of a British breed developed in the early 19th century by cross-breeding the traditional Old Yorkshire, a large white pig, with imported Chinese pigs.

Synonyms of small white

  • small cabbage white

Forms of small white

pluralsmall whites
pluralSmall Whites

Questions about small white

What does small white mean?
Small white means a small, white butterfly Pieris rapae, of the family Pieridae, that damages Brassica rapa crops in temperate regions worldwide.
What part of speech is small white?
Small white is a noun.
What is the plural of small white?
The plural of small white is small whites.

Words near small white in the dictionary

  1. small townies
  2. small towns
  3. small ubiquitin-related modifier
  4. small ubiquitin-related modifiers
  5. small unmarked bills
  6. small white
  7. small whites
  8. small wonder
  9. small words
  10. small world
  11. Small Yard, High Fence

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