单词 | peacock butterfly |
释义 | peacock butterfly (once / 328315 pages) n WORD FAMILY peacock butterfly: peacock butterflies USAGE EXAMPLESEvery field brings different gifts: peacock butterflies, a pair of swans, fence posts that smell of creosote. The Guardian(Aug 23, 2012) A peacock butterfly hissing like a snake to frighten a hungry mouse. The Guardian(Dec 12, 2010) Beside the copse on the sward by the Long Ditton road is a favourite resort of peacock butterflies. Jefferies, Richard, The Hills and the Vale(2010) n European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot Syn|Hyper Inachis io, peacock brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly, nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast |
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