Meaning & use

butterfly

noun·Everyday

An insect with two pairs of often colorful wings that flies during the day.

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A yellow butterfly landed briefly on the edge of her notebook.

The garden attracted butterflies once we planted more flowering shrubs.

A note on using this word

Butterflies in the stomach is a common idiom for nervous excitement before an event.

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Another way to use it

2. noun

A swimming stroke performed with both arms moving forward together and a dolphin kick.

He set a new personal record swimming the butterfly at the meet.

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