Meaning Of The Word Butterfly

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What's The Definition Of Butterfly?

butterfly
Butterfly is a swimming stroke which you do on your front, kicking your legs and bringing your arms over your head together.
countable noun: A butterfly is an insect with large colourful wings and a thin body.

butterfly in American English
adjective: split open and spread apart to resemble a butterfly
noun: any of numerous diurnal insects of the order Lepidoptera, characterized by clubbed antennae, a slender body, and large, broad, often conspicuously marked wings
transitive verb: to slit open and spread apart to resemble the spread wings of a butterfly

butterfly in British English
noun: any diurnal insect of the order Lepidoptera that has a slender body with clubbed antennae and typically rests with the wings (which are often brightly coloured) closed over the back

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