English - Ojibwe Dictionary:
Synonyms of the word "butterfly":
| Butterflie |
butterflied |
butterflies |
| butterflying |
cabbage white | |
The definition of word "butterfly":
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1. blue butterfly |
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2. monarch butterfly |
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3. any of a number of winged insects of the order Lepidoptera having long slender bodies and four colorful wings; butterfly stroke (Swimming); person who is in constant pursuit of pleasure |
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4. butterfly weed |
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5. sulphur butterfly |
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6. swallowtail butterfly |
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7. Any of more than 17,000 lepidopteran species found worldwide. Unlike moths, butterflies are active during the day and are usually brightly coloured or strikingly patterned. Distinctive features are club-tipped antennae and a habit of holding the wings vertically over the back when at rest. With few exceptions the larvae and adults eat plants. Butterflies are classified into five or six families. The metalmarks of the family Lycaenidae are found chiefly in the New World tropics; some members of the family Nymphalidae are called snout butterflies. Other species (with their families) include the white and sulphur butterflies (Pieridae), the swallowtail butterfly (Papilionidae), the blue, copper and hairstreak butterflies (Lycaenidae) and the admiral, monarch and painted lady (Nymphalidae). |
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8. copper butterfly |
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9. white butterfly; |
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10. butterfly bush |
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11. admiral butterfly |
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12. cabbage butterfly |
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13. sulfur butterfly |
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14. cabbage butterfly; European cabbage butterfly (Pieris rapae). Its larva is a major economic pest, attacking cabbage and related plants. Introduced into North America ƹ 1860, the cabbage white is today one of the most common North American white butterfly species. |
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15. Palaechrysophanus hippothoe, an iridescent butterfly any of several thousand species of insects belonging to about six families (or more, in other systems of classification) constituting the subfamily Papilionoidea. Along with the moths and the skippers, they make up the insect order Lepidoptera. Butterflies are nearly worldwide in distribution. Like those of moths, the wings, bodies and legs of butterflies are covered with dustlike scales that come off when they are handled. Unlike moths, butterflies are usually brightly or strikingly coloured and are active during the day. Perhaps the most distinctive features of the butterfly are its club-tipped antennae and its habit of holding the wings vertically over the back when at rest. The life cycle of the butterfly, like that of other lepidopterans, has four stages: egg, larva (caterpillar), pupa (chyrsalis) and adult (imago). The larva and adults of most species are plant eaters. White admiral butterfly (Basilarchia or Limenitis, arthemis), a common North The true butterflies (Papilionoidea) are divided into families as follows: Pieridae, the whites and sulfurs, known for their mass migrations; Papilionidae, the swallowtails and parnassians (the latter sometimes considered a separate family, Parnassiidae); Lycaenidae, including the blues, coppers, hairstreaks and gossamer-winged butterflies; Riodinidae, the metalmarks, found chiefly in the American tropics; Libytheidae, the snout butterflies and Nymphalidae, called the nymphalid butterflies, the largest and most diverse family (divided by some authorities into several families), which includes such popular butterflies as the admirals, fritillaries, monarchs, zebras and painted ladies. |
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16. In the context of equities, a firm with two divisions may split into two companies and issue original shareholders two shares (one in each of the new companies) for every old share they have. |
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17. Native American A universal Native America symbol. In the Apache Bear Dance they entice girls from the underworld. It figures prominently in the Hopi migration myth, Honon nyamu. Butterflies are created by the Zuni Paiyatemu playing a flute. Ajille (Navaho) disguises himself as one, and serves as hero and origin tales. Butterflies are also linked (minor motifs) to certain Thunder Bird narratives. |
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18. Assorted nets, silks, solids, and grifflons which are used for light control; usually 5' x 5', or 6' x 6' frame size. Commonly a 12' x 12' or 20' x 20' is called a butterfly kit, however, it they should be called an overhead kit. (Grip) |
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19. enthomology and crop protection Any of various insects of the order Lepidoptera. Butterflies have slender bodies, knobbed antennae, and four broad, usually colorful wings. Most butterflies are day-flying insects. |
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20. toss the coins so that they do not spin acceptably |
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We have found the following ojibwe words and translations for "butterfly":
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English |
Ojibwe |
| 1. |
butterfly |
memegawansi+wag
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butterfly |
memengwaa+g
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| 3. |
butterfly |
memengwaanh+yag
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| 4. |
butterfly |
memengwenh+yag
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| 5. |
butterfly |
waapoone+g
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butterfly |
memengwaa+yag
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So, this is how you say "butterfly" in ojibwe.
Expressions containing "butterfly":
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English |
Ojibwe |
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butterfly: be many ~es about |
memengwaanyikaa |
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butterfly: monarch ~ |
ashkibag+oog |
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butterfly: tiger swallowtail ~ |
ozaawi-memengwaa+g |
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butterfly: yellow and black ~ |
ashkibag+oog |
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monarch butterfly |
ashkibag+oog |
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