Definitions of butterfly
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talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; " The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; " My husband never flirts with other women"
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cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking; " butterflied shrimp"
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An insect with four brightly colored wings; a gay trifler.
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The name of an extensive group of beautiful winged insects. so called perh. from the butter- like color of one of the species.
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A winged insect, developed from a caterpillar.
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A well- known winged insect, including many species of great beauty, so called, perhaps, from the colour of one species.
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A common insect with large wings, so called from the colour of a yellow species.