leaf butterfly
noun
any of various butterflies of the genus Kallima, of southern Asia, the East Indies, and Australia, having wings that resemble dead leaves.
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Which of the following animal names traces its immediate origin to Portuguese?
Origin of leaf butterfly
First recorded in 1880–85
Words nearby leaf butterfly
leaf beet, leaf beetle, leafbird, leaf blight, leaf blotch, leaf butterfly, leaf-climber, leaf coral, leafcutter ant, leafcutter bee, leaf-cutting ant
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