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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Origin of leaf butterfly
First recorded in 1880–85
Words nearby leaf butterfly
leaf, leaf beetle, leaf blight, leaf blotch, leaf bud, leaf butterfly, leaf coral, leaf fat, leaf gap, leaf insect, leaf lard
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