butterfly
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The meaning (definition) of the word butterfly
a pretty insect with big colorful wings that flutter
The word butterfly used in a sentence
“A pretty butterfly with yellow wings landed on the flower.”
The plural of the word butterfly
butterflies
How the word butterfly is said around the world
| French | papillon (pahpeeyawn) |
| Spanish | mariposa (mahreepohsah) |
| Mandarin | 蝴蝶 (hú dié) |
| Hindi | तितली (titlee) |
| Arabic | فراشة (fahrahshah) |
| Russian | бабочка (babochka) |
| Portuguese (EU) | borboleta (booruhboolaytuh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | borboleta (bohruhbohlayta) |
| Japanese | 蝶 (chou) |
| German | Schmetterling (shmeturling) |
| Urdu | تتلی (titlee) |
| Punjabi | ਤਿਤਲੀ (tituhlee) |
| Korean | 나비 (nabi) |
| Hebrew | פַּרְפַּר (pahrpahr) |
| Greek | πεταλούδα (petalouda) |
| Dutch | vlinder (vlinduhr) |
| Tagalog | paru-paro (pahroopahroh) |
| Vietnamese | bươm bướm (bewuhm bewuhurm) |
| Turkish | kelebek (kaylaybek) |
| Persian | پروانه (pahrvahnay) |
| Polish | motyl (mawtil) |
| Ukrainian | метелик (metelyk) |
| Bengali | প্রজাপতি (prohgyahpawtee) |
| Swedish | fjäril (fyairreel) |
| Italian | farfalla (fahrfahllah) |
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