hairstreak

[ hair-streek ]

noun
  1. any small, dark butterfly of the family Lycaenidae, subfamily Theclinae, having hairlike tails on the hindwings.

Origin of hairstreak

1
First recorded in 1810–20; hair + streak

Words Nearby hairstreak

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British Dictionary definitions for hairstreak

hairstreak

/ (ˈhɛəˌstriːk) /


noun
  1. any small butterfly of the genus Callophrys and related genera, having fringed wings marked with narrow white streaks: family Lycaenidae

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