COMMA BUTTERFLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does comma butterfly mean? 

• COMMA BUTTERFLY (noun)
  The noun COMMA BUTTERFLY has 1 sense:

1. anglewing butterfly with a comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wing

  Familiarity information: COMMA BUTTERFLY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COMMA BUTTERFLY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Anglewing butterfly with a comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

comma; comma butterfly; Polygonia comma

Hypernyms ("comma butterfly" is a kind of...):

brush-footed butterfly; four-footed butterfly; nymphalid; nymphalid butterfly (medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast)

Holonyms ("comma butterfly" is a member of...):

genus Polygonia; Polygonia (comma butterflies)