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Meaning of "peacock butterfly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PEACOCK BUTTERFLY

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PEACOCK BUTTERFLY

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Peacock butterfly is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PEACOCK BUTTERFLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Peacock (disambiguation)

A peacock is the male of the Indian Peafowl. Peacock or peacocks may also refer to...

Definition of peacock butterfly in the English dictionary

The definition of peacock butterfly in the dictionary is a European nymphalid butterfly, Inachis io, having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PEACOCK BUTTERFLY

peach stone
peach-blow
peacher
peacherino
peaches-and-cream complexion
peachier
peachiest
peachily
peachiness
peachy
peacoat
peacock
peacock blue
peacock feather
peacock ore
peacock-blue
peacock´s tail
peacockery
peacockish
peacocky

WORDS THAT END LIKE PEACOCK BUTTERFLY

barfly
brimstone butterfly
butterfly
comma butterfly
deerfly
overfly
purfly
red admiral butterfly
sea butterfly
swallowtail butterfly
tortoiseshell butterfly

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

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Translation of «peacock butterfly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PEACOCK BUTTERFLY

Find out the translation of peacock butterfly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of peacock 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 «peacock butterfly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

孔雀蝴蝶
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mariposa de pavo real
570 millions of speakers

English

peacock butterfly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मोर तितली
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

فراشة الطاووس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бабочки павлиний
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

borboleta de pavão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ময়ূর প্রজাপতি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

paon
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rama merak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tagpfauenauge
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

クジャクチョウ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

공작 나비
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kupu kupu merak
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

con công bướm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மயில் பட்டாம்பூச்சி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मोर फुलपाखरू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Tavuskuşu kelebek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pavone
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

motyl paw
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

метелики павине
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

păun fluture
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παγώνι πεταλούδα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pou vlinder
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

påfågel fjäril
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

påfugl butterfly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of peacock butterfly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PEACOCK BUTTERFLY»

The term «peacock butterfly» is regularly used and occupies the 92.826 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PEACOCK BUTTERFLY» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PEACOCK BUTTERFLY»

Discover the use of peacock butterfly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to peacock butterfly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Biology Today and Tomorrow with Physiology
B A FIGURE 1.8 Peacock butterfly defenses. A When a bird approaches, this butterfly repeatedly flicks its wings open and closed, which exposes brilliant spots and produces hissing and clicking sounds. The researchers tested whether the ...
Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr, 2009
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Biology: Concepts and Applications without Physiology
Figure 1.12 Peacock butterfly defenses against predatory birds. A With wings folded, a resting peacock butterfly looks a bit like a dead leaf. B When a bird approaches, the butterfly repeatedly flicks its wings open and closed, a behavior that ...
Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr, 2010
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Biology: Concepts and Applications
A With wings folded, a resting peacock butterfly resembles a dead leaf. C Researchers tested whether peacock butterfly wing flicking and hissing reduce predation by blue tits. fIgure 1.10 testing peacock butterfly defenses. Researchers  ...
Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr, 2014
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Volume 1 - Cell Biology and Genetics
Figure 1.11 Peacock butterfly defenses against predatory birds. (A) With wings folded, a resting peacock butterfly looks a bit like a dead leaf. (B) When a bird approaches, the butterfly repeatedly flicks its wings open and closed, a behavior that ...
Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, 2012
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Cengage Advantage Books: Biology: A Human Emphasis
Figure 1.12 Peacock butterfly defenses against predatory birds. A With wings folded, a resting peacock butterfly looks a bit like a dead leaf. B When a bird approaches, the butterfly repeatedly flicks its wings open and closed, a behavior that ...
Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr, 2010
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Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life
Figure 1.11 Peacock butterfly defenses against predatory birds. (A) With wings folded, a resting peacock butterfly looks a bit like a dead leaf. (B) When a bird approaches, the butterfly repeatedly flicks its wings open and closed, a behavior that ...
Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, 2012
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The Essential Speaking and Listening: Talk for Learning at ...
g. P. o. i. n. t. s. Do-it-yourself Talking Points 1 Think of the topics or concepts. 2.2 Talking Points example: The peacock butterfly Talking Points: The life of woodlice 3.1 Market day picture. The peacock butterfly can be seen in summer feeding ...
Lyn Dawes, 2008
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Cengage Advantage Books: Biology Today and Tomorrow without ...
B A FIGURE 1.8 Peacock butterfly defenses. A When a bird approaches, this butterfly repeatedly flicks its wings open and closed, which exposes brilliant spots and produces hissing and clicking sounds. The researchers tested whether the ...
Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr, 2009
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Biology Today and Tomorrow without Physiology
This behavior exposes brilliant spots and also produces hissing and clicking sounds. A With wings folded, a resting peacock butterfly looks a bit like a dead leaf. C Researchers tested whether peacock butterfly wing flicking and hissing reduce ...
Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr, 2012
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The butterfly vivarium; or, insect home
LIST. OF. PLATES. PAGE PLATE I Frontispiece. THE VIVARIUM ; ob, Insect- Home. For observing the Transformations of Butterflies, Moths, and other Insects. PLATE II. Chapteb VII 122 1. Vanessa lo — The Peacock Butterfly. 2. The Caterpillar ...
Henry Noel Humphreys, 1858

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PEACOCK BUTTERFLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term peacock butterfly is used in the context of the following news items.
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Amanda Scott: Unexpected guests in the nettle patch
There was I, hoping for caterpillars of the peacock butterfly, but I'd overlooked that I might have provided a home, and feeding station, for a less ... «Western Morning News, Jul 15»
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Ribeting groundcover
This is the larval food of the small but colorful Phaon Crescent and the larger, extraordinarily beautiful White Peacock butterfly. If the thought of ... «Waterbury Republican American, Jul 15»
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Garden Guru: Frog fruit brings out the little ones
This is the larval food of the small but colorful phaon crescent, and the larger extraordinary beautiful white peacock butterfly as well as the ... «Savannah Morning News, Jul 15»
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Fluttering butterflies and busy bees
You can spot the commoner species such as the Peacock Butterfly, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell and Cabbage White as well as some less ... «Pitchcare, Jul 15»
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All a-flutter at Steeple Play Park
If you're lucky, you might get to see a Peacock Butterfly at the butterfly event taking place at Steeple Play Park, Antrim on July 22. 11:15 Friday ... «Antrim Times, Jul 15»
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The 'great, staring eyes' of the peacock butterfly. Peter Marren says the peacock butterfly's eyes were once thought to be watching us. Previous Next ... «BBC News, Jun 15»
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Botanica's Butterfly Festival gives kids a brush with nature
A freshly released white peacock butterfly perched on Taylor Mussat's arm Sunday afternoon, and it didn't want to go anywhere else anytime ... «Wichita Eagle, May 15»
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Simon's Blog - Moths & Butterflies
Here's a lovely picture of a Peacock Butterfly taking advantage of the nectar in Paul Neuman's back garden in East Grinstead. Butterfly. «ITV News, May 15»
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Weekend Walks: The Dollis Brook Near Barnet
The first insects of the season were taking flight, including this peacock butterfly, apparently drying its newly hatched wings in the midday sun. «Londonist, May 15»
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UK's warm weather boosts garden butterfly numbers
Peacock butterfly was the biggest surprise seen in over half of GBW gardens compared to only a third in April 2014, and a record for April. «The Weather Network, May 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Peacock butterfly [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/peacock-butterfly>. May 2024 ».
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