a lightweight , fine net on the end of a pole used for catching butterflies

a threaded nut tightened by hand by means of two flat lugs or wings projecting from the central body

any small marine gastropod mollusc of the group or order Pteropoda, in which the foot is expanded into two winglike lobes for swimming and the shell is absent or thin-walled

→ buddleia

a lightweight chair consisting of a piece of canvas , leather , etc. slung from a framework of metal bars

any small tropical marine percoid fish of the genera Chaetodon , Chelmon , etc, that has a deep flattened brightly coloured or strikingly marked body and brushlike teeth: family Chaetodontidae

a particularly resistant knot which resembles a butterfly and can take loads on both ends, as well as on the loop

a roof having more than one slope , each descending inward from the eaves

a disc that acts as a valve by turning about a diameter , esp one used as the throttle valve in a carburettor

a wooden fastening in the form of a double dovetail for joining two boards at their edges

a North American asclepiadaceous plant, Asclepias tuberosa (or A. decumbens ), having flat-topped clusters of bright orange flowers

an orange-brown European vanessid butterfly , Polygonia c-album, with a white comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wing

a ballot paper in the form of two leaves extending from a central spine

a butterfly-shaped strip of adhesive medical tape used, when stitches are not required, to keep a deep cut or incision tightly closed while it heals

a stiff turned-up shirt collar worn with the points turned down over the tie

a graphical butterfly-shaped representation of the sunspot density on the solar disc in the 11-year sunspot cycle

the idea , used in chaos theory, that a very small difference in the initial state of a physical system can make a significant difference to the state at some later time

an orchid ( Oncidium papilio ) with reddish flowers, native to South America

a swimming stroke in which the arms are plunged forward together in large circular movements

a common white butterfly ( Pieris rapae ) whose green larvae feed upon cabbage and related plants

any of several brush-footed butterflies of the family Nymphalidae, usually having brilliantly colored wings

a large, deep-orange butterfly , Danaus plexippus , having black and white markings , the larvae of which feed on the leaves of milkweed

a European nymphalid butterfly , Inachis io , having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot

a common yellow butterfly , Gonepteryx rhamni , of N temperate regions of the Old World : family Pieridae

any of various butterflies of the genus Papilio and related genera, esp P. machaon of Europe, having a tail-like extension of each hind wing: family Papilionidae

a nymphalid butterfly , Vanessa atalanta , of temperate Europe and Asia, having black wings with red and white markings

any of several nymphalid butterflies of the genus Nymphalis, and related genera, having orange-brown wings with black markings

any small tropical marine percoid fish of the genera Chaetodon , Chelmon , etc, that has a deep flattened brightly coloured or strikingly marked body and brushlike teeth: family Chaetodontidae

a pale-yellow, nonmetallic chemical element found in crystalline or amorphous form: it burns with a blue flame and a stifling odor and is used in vulcanizing rubber and in making matches , paper, gunpowder , insecticides , sulfuric acid, etc.: symbol, S; at. no., 16

A zebra is an African wild horse which has black and white stripes.

to use far more force than is necessary to do something

a threaded nut tightened by hand by means of two flat lugs or wings projecting from the central body

any ornamental shrub of the genus Buddleia , esp B . davidii , which has long spikes of mauve flowers and is frequently visited by butterflies : family Buddleiaceae