| 单词 | butterfly-like |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈbutterfly-like ˈbutterfly-like adj. and adv. (a) adj. resembling a butterfly or resembling that of a butterfly; (b) adv. in the manner of a butterfly. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Rhopalocera (butterflies) > [adjective] > of or relating to butterflies > resembling or allied to butterfly-like1706 papilious1733 1706 G. London & H. Wise Retir'd Gard'ner II. vi. ix. 736 At the end of the Branches appears a Butterfly-like Flower. 1753 J. Lockman Proper Answer to Vile Libel 6 He, Butterfly-like,..was perpetually whisking from his Desk; whispering to, and tampering with the several Tradesmen. 1878 R. Browning La Saisiaz in La Saisiaz: Two Poets of Croisic 53 The bard born to bask Butterfly-like in shine which kings and queens And baby-dauphins shed. 1947 R. T. Peterson Field Guide Birds East of Rockies (ed. 2) 208 The Redstart is one of the most butterfly-like of birds. 1984 R. M. Pyle Audubon Soc. Handbk. for Butterfly Watchers xvii. 205 While butterflies hold their wings vertically over their backs, and most moths fold them roof-like, geometrids hold them butterfly-like. 2005 Weekly World News May 31/3 The slightly chewed-up creature..is described as female and six inches tall, with pointy ears and butterfly-like wings. < as lemmas |
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