butterflies
Britishplural noun
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To examine how different pollinators interact, the team divided flower visitors into five groups: honey bees, bumble bees, solitary bees, hoverflies, and an 'other' category containing butterflies, beetles, and wasps.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026
"Since the first trees were planted, there has been a spectacular increase in butterflies, dragonflies, and biodiversity in general," said the 43-year-old, who took over running the family's Cascina Oschina farm in 2012.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
“The data is there,” said Pan, speaking before a banner decorated with purple butterflies and the proclamation, “Black Mothers Matter.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
Other images were less place-centric—an MRI, a candle, a horde of monarch butterflies, the storm of the Señora’s tears.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Why didn’t I take more time describing the water butterflies to Javier?
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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