What does "butterfly" mean?

"Butterfly" means: A beautiful insect with colorful wings. Example: "The butterfly landed on a flower."

How do you say butterfly in Hebrew and Spanish?

In Hebrew, butterfly is פרפר. In Spanish, it is mariposa.

How do you pronounce "butterfly"?

Butterfly is pronounced /ˈbʌtərflaɪ/. It is a noun. You can hear a native speaker say it on this page.

Butterfly — Meaning for Kids, with Picture, Audio & Hebrew

butterfly

/ˈbʌtərflaɪ/

noun

A beautiful insect with colorful wings

“The butterfly landed on a flower.”

פרפר

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Butterfly is a noun in the animals category. It is a advanced (ages 11-12) word, meaning "A beautiful insect with colorful wings" In Hebrew, butterfly translates to פרפר.

Example Sentences

A beautiful orange and black butterfly landed gently on the sunflower in our garden.
The butterfly slowly opened and closed its colorful wings as it rested on a leaf.
We watched a caterpillar spin a cocoon and waited weeks for the butterfly to come out.

Did You Know? A butterfly tastes with its feet! Tiny taste sensors on a butterfly's legs tell it whether a plant is good to eat or lay eggs on. The amazing transformation from caterpillar to butterfly is called metamorphosis — inside the chrysalis, the caterpillar's body actually dissolves into a liquid and completely rebuilds itself into a butterfly!