| 单词 | water-butterfly |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswater-butterfly water-butterfly n. now historical and rare a damselfly, esp. a demoiselle (demoiselle n. 3). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Rhopalocera (butterflies) > [noun] > member of (butterfly) > that frequents rivers and lakes water-butterfly1634 1634 T. T. de Mayerne et al. Moffett's Insectorum Theatrum (new ed.) i. xi. 64 Angli adders boultes, dragon flies, & water butterflies appellant. 1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis i. §vii. i. 157 Water-Butterfly, because they most frequent Rivers and watry places. 2012 S. Moss Wild Hares & Hummingbirds (new ed.) 188 Banded demoiselles..are often mistaken for butterflies or day-flying moths, and indeed another name for them is ‘water-butterflies’. < as lemmas |
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