butterfly shell — noun : a shell suggestive of a butterfly: as a. : brachiopod b. : one of the plates of a chiton … Useful english dictionary
butterfly shell — but′terfly shell n. ivt coquina 1) … From formal English to slang
butterfly-shell clam — /but euhr fluy shel / coquina. * * * … Universalium
butterfly-shell clam — /but euhr fluy shel / coquina … Useful english dictionary
Butterfly — But ter*fly , n.; pl. {Butterflies}. [Perh. from the color of a yellow species. AS. buter fl[=e]ge, buttor fle[ o]ge; cf. G. butterfliege, D. botervlieg. See {Butter}, and {Fly}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A general name for the numerous species of diurnal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Butterfly fish — Butterfly But ter*fly , n.; pl. {Butterflies}. [Perh. from the color of a yellow species. AS. buter fl[=e]ge, buttor fle[ o]ge; cf. G. butterfliege, D. botervlieg. See {Butter}, and {Fly}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A general name for the numerous species of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Butterfly valve — Butterfly But ter*fly , n.; pl. {Butterflies}. [Perh. from the color of a yellow species. AS. buter fl[=e]ge, buttor fle[ o]ge; cf. G. butterfliege, D. botervlieg. See {Butter}, and {Fly}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A general name for the numerous species of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Butterfly Bomb — A Butterfly Bomb, or (Sprengbombe Dickwandig 2 kg or SD2) was a German 2 kilogram anti personnel submunition used by the Luftwaffe during the Second World War. It was so named because the thin cylindrical metal outer shell which hinged open when… … Wikipedia
Asclepias butterfly — Butterfly But ter*fly , n.; pl. {Butterflies}. [Perh. from the color of a yellow species. AS. buter fl[=e]ge, buttor fle[ o]ge; cf. G. butterfliege, D. botervlieg. See {Butter}, and {Fly}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A general name for the numerous species of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Butterfly Blenny — Taxobox name = Butterfly blenny image width = 250px status = regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Perciformes familia = Blenniidae genus = Blennius species = B. ocellaris binomial = Blennius ocellaris binomial… … Wikipedia