butterfly net

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noun

a conical net of fine mesh held open by a round rim to which a long handle is attached, used for collecting butterflies and other insects.

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Origin of butterfly net

First recorded in 1820–30

The researchers armed themselves with butterfly nets and lamps.
Researchers role-played as Neandertals to learn how they hunted birds|Trishla Ostwal|November 12, 2021|Science News For Students
He’ll be out there,scooping his butterfly net through the highgrasses of the weightless forever, while I stayhere, tying ropes around my wrists—desire in one hand, suffering in the other.
Five poems about the mind|Cynthia Miller, Paula Bohince, Anthony Anaxagorou, Tishani Doshi, Zeina Hashem Beck|August 25, 2021|MIT Technology Review
Down the street, children with butterfly nets and oversized backpacks poured out of Seaton Elementary School at the noontime dismissal.
Woman, child shot in dispute over scooter remain in critical condition, D.C. police say|Peter Hermann, Emily Davies|May 19, 2021|Washington Post
And he began opening his butterfly-net, which lay in a case he always carried in his pocket.
In the Wilds of Florida|W.H.G. Kingston

A light attracts them and Hamilton, with the aid of a lantern and a butterfly-net, tried to catch some.
The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas Mawson
The beating net, which is constructed on the same general plan as the butterfly net, is valuable here as a time saver.
Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects|C. V. Riley
The Cicindel are actively running or flying about close to the water's edge and have to be captured with the butterfly net.
Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects|C. V. Riley
A butterfly net swept over the lawn was sure to secure all sorts of flying and jumping creatures.
Makers of British Botany; a collection of biographies by living botanists|Various