plural of butterflier

A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring.

(transitive) To cut (food) almost entirely in half and spread the halves apart, in a shape suggesting the wings of a butterfly.

plural of butterfly

(by ellipsis) butterflies in one's stomach

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of butterfly

present participle of butterfly

simple past tense and past participle of butterfly

One who collects or studies butterflies. / (swimming) Someone who competes in butterfly swimming.

Any fish of the family Chaetodontidae. / Pantodon buchholzi, a small brown fish of western African streams, often found in aquariums. / The butterfly cod (Pterois volitans).