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Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

  • 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 social butterfly
  • a swimming stroke executed in a prone position by moving both arms in a circular motion while kicking both legs up and down
  • but​ter​flies plural a feeling of hollowness or queasiness caused especially by emotional or nervous tension or anxious anticipation

    Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

    • 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 social butterfly
    • a swimming stroke executed in a prone position by moving both arms in a circular motion while kicking both legs up and down
    • but​ter​flies plural a feeling of hollowness or queasiness caused especially by emotional or nervous tension or anxious anticipation