butterfly-conch | Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

Conch
·noun ·see <<Concha>>, ·noun. II. Conch ·noun The external ear. ·see <<Concha>>, ·noun, 2. III. Co...

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conch
A large univalve, used as a horn by pilots, fishermen, &c., in fogs: a strombus, triton, or sometime...

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Butterfly
·noun A general name for the numerous species of diurnal Lepidoptera. ...

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Sea butterfly
·- A <<Pteropod>>. ...

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Troilus butterfly
·add. ·- A large American butterfly (Papilio troilus). It is black, with yellow marginal spots on th...

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butterfly-fish
n. a New Zealand sea-fish, Gasterochisma melampus, Richards., one of the Nomeidae. The ventral fins...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
butterfly-lobster
n. a marine crustacean, socalled from the leaf-like expansion of the antennae. It is «the highly sp...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
butterfly-plant
n. a small flowering plant, Utricularia dichotoma, Lab., N.O. Leutibularina. ...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris