单词 | holly blue |
释义 | > as lemmasholly blue holly blue n. the azure blue butterfly Celastrina argiolus. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Rhopalocera (butterflies) > [noun] > family Lycaenidae > genus Celastrina > member of (holly blue) holly blue1853 1853 F. O. Morris Hist. Brit. Butterflies 136 Holly Blue. Azure Blue... This plain but neat species is to be found..in places where the holly abounds. 1905 Daily Chron. 6 Apr. 3/2 The holly-blue often flies on days when there is more hail than sun. 1927 Daily Express 14 July 5/5 The chalkhill and holly blues would make beauty spots among the yellow iris. 1952 L. H. Newman Transformations of Butterflies & Moths 46 Holly Blue caterpillars vary quite considerably, but the ground colour of the body is always a shade of green. 1970 Times 19 Aug. 9/6 I recently chased a Holly Blue around a holly tree for at least an hour before eventually retiring exhausted, with the total day's bag of one small butterfly. < as lemmas |
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