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PRONUNCIATION OF COMMA BUTTERFLY

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COMMA BUTTERFLY

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Comma butterfly is a noun.
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WHAT DOES COMMA BUTTERFLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

comma butterfly

Polygonia c-album

The Comma is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Nymphalidae. Its irregular wing edges are characteristic of the Polygonia genus, which is why they are commonly called anglewings. It is found in northern Africa and across Europe from Portugal through Asia as far as Japan. Its dorsal wings are colourful but its underside has a pattern that camouflages it when its wings are held together.

Definition of comma butterfly in the English dictionary

The definition of comma butterfly in the dictionary is an orange-brown European vanessid butterfly, Polygonia c-album, with a white comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wing.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE COMMA BUTTERFLY

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

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Translation of «comma butterfly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COMMA BUTTERFLY

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The translations of comma 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 «comma butterfly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

逗号蝴蝶
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mariposa de coma
570 millions of speakers

English

comma butterfly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अल्पविराम तितली
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

فاصلة فراشة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

запятая бабочки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

borboleta vírgula
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কমা প্রজাপতি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

virgule papillon
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Koma rama-rama
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Falter
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

コンマ蝶
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

쉼표 나비
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kupu kupu
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

dấu phẩy bướm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கமா பட்டாம்பூச்சி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्वल्पविराम फुलपाखरू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Virgül kelebek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

comma farfalla
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

motyl przecinkami
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кома метелики
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

virgulă fluture
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

κόμμα πεταλούδα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

komma vlinder
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

kommatecken fjäril
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

komma butterfly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of comma butterfly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COMMA BUTTERFLY»

The term «comma butterfly» is normally little used and occupies the 143.141 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COMMA BUTTERFLY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about comma butterfly

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMMA BUTTERFLY»

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The Butterfly Hunters
You see," said Mr. Benedict, as he held up Gilbert's box before the class, "that the Comma butterfly is not quite so large as the Semicolon. It is very rarely found expanding more than two inches. The wings are dull orange, shaded on the margin ...
Helen Stevens Conant, 1868
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Butterfly Trails
He found something in the book, handed me a pad, pointed to an Asian version of a “Comma” butterfly in one of the cases. I wrote down on the pad NymphalidaePolygonia-comma . . . the family, genus and base species classification of the ...
Harry R. Roegner, 2003
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Insect Evolutionary Ecology: Proceedings of the Royal ...
Janz, N., Nylin, S. and Wedell, N. (1994) Host plant utilization in the comma butterfly: sources of variation and evolutionary implications. Oecologia 99, 132- 140. Janz, N., Nyblom, K. and Nylin, S. (2001) Evolutionary dynamics of host- plant ...
Royal Entomological Society of London. Symposium, Mark Fellowes, Graham Holloway, 2005
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The Butterfly Book: A Popular Guide to a Knowledge of the ...
27, 29, 30, 39, 4648, chrysalis (The Comma Butterfly). Butterfly.—Dimorphic, inthe formdryas with the hind wings heavily suffused with black,inthe form harrisi predominantly fulvous. Expanse, 1.752.00 inches. The caterpillars feedupon the  ...
William Jacob Holland
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Insect Conservation Biology: Proceedings of the Royal ...
... Wyeomyia smithii 264, 289 Plebejus argus 98, 103, 106, 111, 113 Plutella xylostella, diamondback moth 415 Polposipus herculeanus, Frégate Island giant tenebrionid beetle 68-69 Polygonia c-album, comma butterfly 112—113, 253, 256, ...
Royal Entomological Society of London. Symposium, Alan J. A. Stewart, T. R. New, 2007
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Butterflies
... tailed blue butterfly Xerces blue butterfly Family Nymphalidae: brushfoots American painted lady butterfly blue morpho butterfly buckeye butterfly comma butterfly common morpho butterfly Esmeralda butterfly Gillette checkerspot butterfly gulf ...
Gloria G. Schlaepfer, 2006
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A report on the insects of Massachusetts, injurious to ...
Comma butterfly. Upper side tawny orange ; fore-wings bordered behind and spotted with black ; hind-wings shaded behind with dark brown, with two black spots on the middle, and three more in a transverse line from the front-edge, and a ...
Thaddeus William Harris, 1841
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A Report on the Insects of Massachusetts: Injurious to ...
Comma butterfly. Upper side tawny orange ; fore-wings bordered behind and spotted with black ; hind-wings shaded behind with dark brown, with two black spots on the middle, and three more in a transverse line from the front-edge, and a ...
Thaddeus William Harris, 1841
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The Chambers Dictionary
comma bacillus the micro-organism ( Vibrio comma) that causes cholera; comma butterfly a brown and orange nymphaline butterfly (Polygonia c-album), having wings with ragged outlines and with a white comma-shaped mark on the ...
Allied Chambers, 1998
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An Encyclopædia of Gardening: Comprising the Theory and ...
The Comma butterfly, so called from having a mark resembling a comma on the under side. The caterpillar of this elegant insect is readily known from all the preceding, by being of a bright chestnut colour, with the hinder and largest portion of ...
John Claudius Loudon, 1835

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMMA BUTTERFLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term comma butterfly is used in the context of the following news items.
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Crowdsourcing project seeks Albertans' help to find rare butterflies
Photo: A Satyr Comma butterfly is an early spring butterfly common in forests. ____. rward@edmontonjournal.com · twitter.com/wardrachel. «Edmonton Journal, May 15»
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Natural Dorset: Beautiful butterflies
These butterflies have been named the Comma butterfly due to the patterns on their underbodies as the spots resemble commas. Their bodies ... «Blackmore Vale Magazine, May 15»
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Step outside, enjoy renewal that is spring
The eastern comma butterfly is a moderately sized butterfly that is orange with small black dots. The tiny eastern tent caterpillars also will be ... «Poughkeepsie Journal, May 15»
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Comma butterfly in Greenwich Park
This Comma was in Greenwich Park a week or so ago -stunningly brightly coloured and it was joined by a second one for a short time. «Crosswhatfields?, Mar 15»
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SLIDESHOW: Winners of the Louth Photographic Society competition
EMN-150130-170643001. The winners for 'Patterns in Nature' were: 1/ Water Bomb by Harry Scott. 2/ Comma Butterfly by Andy Greenfield. «Louth Leader, Feb 15»
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With babies about, mama squirrel's a fighter
The similar-looking comma butterfly has a marking that looks like a comma on the underwing. While biking through The Reserve neighborhood ... «The Virginian-Pilot, Oct 14»
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'Assisted migration' may save some species from climate change …
The range of the British Comma butterfly, for example, has moved northward 137 miles in the last 20 years. But the demise of other species is ... «Los Angeles Times, Sep 14»
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New species recorded at Pressmennan Wood
Pictured above right is the comma butterfly spotted at Pressmennan Wood, and pictured right is a nuthatch similar to the one seen there. «East Lothian Courier, Sep 14»
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Two species recorded in East Lothian wood first
The comma butterfly and nuthatch were recorded by the Woodland Trust Scotland at Pressmennan Wood. Both species are uncommon in ... «BBC News, Aug 14»
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Walk in footsteps of Robert Graves
Then a comma butterfly fluttered its wings, showing the small white comma — a first for me. The wildlife is attracted by the lush vegetation, ... «The Oxford Times, Aug 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Comma butterfly [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/comma-butterfly>. Apr 2024 ».
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