| 单词 | leaf butterfly |
| 释义 | > as lemmasleaf butterfly leaf butterfly n. any of various nymphalid butterflies of Kallima, Junonia, and related genera, which are found chiefly in Asia and Africa and resemble a dead leaf when settled with the wings closed. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Rhopalocera (butterflies) > [noun] > miscellaneous types white1766 rocket1832 leaf butterfly1838 morpho1853 owl butterfly1881 map butterfly1894 1796 R. H. tr. G. C. Raff Syst. Nat. Hist. (Edinb. ed.) I. 174 The dead-leaf-butterfly, which resembles a parcel of dried leaves upon trees.] 1838 Lit. Gaz. 13 Oct. 643/2 When closely pursued, the leaf-butterfly will seldom fail to escape. 1928 Pop. Sci. July 27/3 There is a leaf butterfly [in Africa] which plays a similar joke on people. 2010 Nature 14 Jan. 161/1 The closed wings of the Indian leaf butterfly..look like foliage to dissuade birds from eating it. < as lemmas |
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