butterfly net

American  

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of butterfly net

First recorded in 1820–30

Example Sentences

As Hofsø looks on, the stooge throws a butterfly net over the unsuspecting Støre.

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2024

First there is the practical issue: Can you catch a drone with a butterfly net?

From Washington Post • Oct. 8, 2021

I walked past a girl with a butterfly net, and thought of Woolf, and got lost among the labyrinth of cobbled streets.

From New York Times • Feb. 26, 2018

It still might have been reachable, for the fullback with those butterfly net hands.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2017

Something about that look between mother and child caught Mrs. Richardson’s heart in a butterfly net.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng