sulphur butterfly
noun
Origin of sulphur butterfly
1First recorded in 1875–80
Words Nearby sulphur butterfly
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How to use sulphur butterfly in a sentence
It is a sulphur butterfly, who thus comes before the earliest chiffchaff—before the watch begins for the first swallow.
The Open Air | Richard JefferiesDown the dusty road, inches deep in sand, comes a sulphur butterfly, rushing as quick as if hastening to a butterfly-fair.
The Open Air | Richard Jefferies“There he goes,” said Harry, all at once starting off full speed after a sulphur butterfly.
Hollowdell Grange | George Manville Fenn
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