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brimstone butterfly

Meaning of "brimstone butterfly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BRIMSTONE BUTTERFLY

ˈbrɪmstəʊn ˈbʌtəˌflaɪ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BRIMSTONE BUTTERFLY

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Brimstone butterfly is a noun.
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WHAT DOES BRIMSTONE BUTTERFLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Gonepteryx

Gonepteryx is a genus of butterfly in the Pieridae family. They live in Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa. They are commonly known as brimstones for the bright yellow colour of the wings of most species.

Definition of brimstone butterfly in the English dictionary

The definition of brimstone butterfly in the dictionary is a common yellow butterfly, Gonepteryx rhamni, of N temperate regions of the Old World: family Pieridae.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BRIMSTONE BUTTERFLY

blackfly · blowfly · butterfly · catchfly · damselfly · dayfly · deerfly · dragonfly · firefly · gadfly · glowfly · greenfly · horsefly · housefly · mayfly · sandfly · sawfly · stonefly · test-fly · whitefly

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BRIMSTONE BUTTERFLY

brim · brimful · brimfull · brimfullness · brimfully · brimfulness · briming · brimless · brimmed · brimmer · brimming · brimstone · brimstony · brin · brinded · Brindisi · brindle · brindled · Brindley · brine

WORDS THAT END LIKE BRIMSTONE BUTTERFLY

barfly · black fly · briefly · chiefly · comma butterfly · dry fly · fly · fruit fly · gruffly · let fly · on the fly · overfly · peacock butterfly · purfly · red admiral butterfly · refly · ruffly · sea butterfly · swallowtail butterfly · tortoiseshell butterfly

Synonyms and antonyms of brimstone butterfly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «brimstone butterfly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BRIMSTONE BUTTERFLY

Find out the translation of brimstone butterfly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of brimstone butterfly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «brimstone butterfly» in English.
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Translator English - Chinese

硫磺蝴蝶
1,325 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Spanish

azufre mariposa
570 millions of speakers
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English

brimstone butterfly
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

गंधक तितली
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فراشة كبريت
280 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Russian

сера бабочка
278 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Portuguese

brimstone borboleta
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

গন্ধক
260 millions of speakers
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Translator English - French

soufre papillon
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Brimstone
190 millions of speakers
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Zitronenfalter
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

硫黄の蝶
130 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Korean

유황 나비
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Javanese

Brimstone
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

diêm bướm
80 millions of speakers
ta

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கந்தகம்
75 millions of speakers
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गंधक
75 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Turkish

kükürt
70 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Italian

zolfo farfalla
65 millions of speakers
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cytrynek
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

сірка метелик
40 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Romanian

pucioasă fluture
30 millions of speakers
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θειάφι πεταλούδα
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

swawel vlinder
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Citronfjäril
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

sitronsommerfugl
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BRIMSTONE BUTTERFLY»

Discover the use of brimstone butterfly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to brimstone butterfly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Some nature biographies: plant--insect--marine--mineral
127 Brimstone butterfly, eggs of the, 117, 118 Brimstone butterfly, emergence from pupa, 124, 125 Brimstone butterfly, larva, resembling leaf-stalks, 118, 119 Brimstone butterfly, larva, sense of taste, 223, 224 Brimstone butterfly, larva, young, ...
John J. Ward, 1908
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Butterflies
... homerus Papilio machaon Parnassius clodius Ornithoptera alexandrae Papilio rutulus Eurytides marcellus Family Pieridae: whites, sulphurs, orange tips alfalfa sulphur butterfly brimstone or yellow brimstone butterfly cabbage white butterfly ...
Gloria G. Schlaepfer, 2006
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Butterflies and Moths in Romance and Reality
THE RED-HORNED BUTTERFLIES The Brimstone Butterfly is always one of the earliest butterflies to appear in spring, and it remains with us till late autumn. Unlike many butterflies (such as the Swallow-tail, which is often more or less broken ...
William Forsell Kirby, 1913
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The Century dictionary
The brimstone butterfly. Newman. [Colloq. or prov. Eng.]— Vegetable brimstone, a name given to the inflammable spores of species of Lycopodium, employed in the preparation of fireworks. II. a. 1. Of, pertaining to, or made of brimstone : as, ...
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Scientific Opinion Volume III
Not long after this paper has met the eyes of the reader, the brimstone butterfly will be thinking of taking his " spring tour; " for no sooner has the sunny weather set in, than our " yellow friend " will wake up from his long winter's sleep, and wing ...
Scientific Opinion Volume III, 1870
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Butterfly and Moth Collecting: Being Practical Hints as to ...
Brimstone Butterfly.—Almost the first butterfly to greet the coming spring is the Brimstone (Gonepteryx rlmnmi, Fig. 64), a most beautifully-coloured insect that is common in most parts of the country where open woods and lanes are found.
George E. Simms, 1901
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Scientific Opinion
THE BRIMSTONE BUTTERFLY (GONEPTERYX RHA3INI). BY U. LADDIMAN. JH1S common, but very delicate, butterfly is one which cannot fail to strike even the youngest beginner in entomology. Not long after this paper has met the eyes of ...
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The nature book: a popular description by pen and camera of ...
a popular description by pen and camera of the delights and beauties of the open air Nature Book. CATERPILLARS OF BRIMSTONE BUTTERFLY. COCOONS SUSPENDED FROM ELDER TWIGS. THE CHRYSALIS. lously their life schemes  ...
Nature Book, 1908
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: Dictionary
The brimstone butterfly. Newman. [Colloq. or prov. Eng.]— Vegetable brimstone, a name given to the inflammable spores of species of Lycopodium, employed in the preparation of fireworks. It, a. 1 . Of, pertaining to, or made of brimstone : as, ...
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Poems for America
On a beautiful shore in the sweet by-and-by, sing the congregations of yearning, unready for the mangling mirage: like drained gothic glass that splinters and sinks fatigued impossible saints of Cologne, brimstone butterfly Lady, and stares us ...
David Rowbotham, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BRIMSTONE BUTTERFLY»

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As good as sex - a walk in a bluebell wood: Michael McCarthy …
Blossom, for instance, is 'a bright banner with spring written on it', while a yellow brimstone butterfly is like 'a piece of sunlight . . . loosed from ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
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Male Brimstone Butterfly
The spring has been good for butterflies with Orange-Tips, Brimstones, Peacocks and Small Tortoiseshells all around. As for birds, it's been ... «Crosswhatfields?, May 15»
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Senses stirred by blackthorn's snow
I felt that fleetingness in the first brimstone butterfly below Ludlow Castle and the first skylark singing above the stone circle of Mitchell's Fold. «The Guardian, Apr 15»
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Balsham, West Wickham, Weston Colville and West Wratting: Save …
On a very warm Sunday in the sheltered Devil's Ditch, near Dullingham, Peter saw his first brimstone butterfly on 8 March. It may seem ... «Cambridge News, Apr 15»
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The first hedgehog of spring
For me, the arrival of spring is not marked by hearing my first chiffchaff of the year, or seeing my first brimstone butterfly, but by the emergence ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
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Ingham's World: These deadly butterflies are more than just a pretty …
Brimstone butterfly GETTY. The sight of a brimstone butterfly signals that spring has arrived. It was a brimstone, my first butterfly of the year, ... «Express.co.uk, Mar 15»
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Four of nature's signs that spring is here
The brimstone butterfly, one of the first to brave the frosts of early spring. Picture: PA Photo/Matt Berry, Butterfly Conservation. VIEW GALLERY. «Western Daily Press, Mar 15»
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Polish photographer wins garden title for second time in three years
In 2012, Magdalena secured the title with a picture of a brimstone butterfly. Commenting on the 2015 contest, IGPOTY managing director ... «Amateur Photographer, Feb 15»
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A kaleidoscope of colourful memories from fields around the …
A Brimstone butterfly takes to the sky in an upward waking flight. Dad follows the fluttering wings, smiles and waves his hand. Walking down the ... «Western Morning News, Dec 14»
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Brimstone breeding first for Wirral butterfly park
The vibrant green brimstone butterfly caterpillars were spotted by a visitor to the New Ferry Butterfly Park after this spring saw the highest ... «Wirral Globe, Jun 14»
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