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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Butterfly \But"ter*fly`\, n.; pl {Butterflies}. [Perh. from the color of a yellow species. AS buter-fl[=e]ge, buttor-fle['o]ge; cf G. butterfliege D. botervlieg See {Butter}, and {Fly}.] (Zo["o]l.) A general name for the numerous species of diurnal Lepidoptera. Note: [See Illust. under {Aphrodite}.] {Asclepias butterfly}. See under {Asclepias}. {Butterfly fish} (Zo["o]l.), the ocellated blenny ({Blennius ocellaris}) of Europe. See {Blenny}. The term is also applied to the flying gurnard. {Butterfly shell} (Zo["o]l.), a shell of the genus {Voluta}. {Butterfly valve} (Mech.), a kind of double clack valve, consisting of two semicircular clappers or wings hinged to a cross rib in the pump bucket. When open it somewhat resembles a butterfly in shape. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: butterfly n 1: diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings 2: a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down [syn: {butterfly stroke}]
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