butterfly Definition

any of numerous slender-bodied diurnal lepidopteran insects including one superfamily (Papilionoidea) with broad often brightly colored wings and usually another superfamily comprising the skippers

something that resembles or suggests a butterfly; especially : a person chiefly occupied with the pursuit of pleasure

a swimming stroke executed in a prone position by moving both arms in a circular motion while kicking both legs up and down

to split almost entirely and spread apart

buddleia

a chair for lounging consisting of a cloth sling supported by a frame of metal tubing or bars

a property of chaotic systems (such as the atmosphere) by which small changes in initial conditions can lead to large-scale and unpredictable variation in the future state of the system

any of a family (Chaetodontidae) of small brilliantly colored bony fishes of tropical seas with a narrow deep body and scaled fins

a small brown freshwater bony fish (Pantodon buchholzi of the family Pantodontidae) of western Africa that has elongate winglike pectoral fins

the act or an instance of fluttering one's eyelashes against another person's skin

a valve consisting of two semicircular clappers hinged to a cross rib that permits fluid flow in only one direction

a damper or valve in a pipe consisting of a disk turning on a bisecting axis

a North American milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) with showy orange flowers borne on erect leafy stems

any of several largely white butterflies (family Pieridae) whose green larvae are cabbage worms; especially : a small cosmopolitan butterfly (Pieris rapae synonym Artogeia rapae) that is a pest on cabbage —called also cabbage white