butterfly
/ˈbʌtərflaɪ/
noun
A beautiful insect with colorful wings
“The butterfly landed on a flower.”
פרפר
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!
Common Word Combinations
butterfly wingsbutterfly gardensocial butterflybutterfly stroke
Related Words
mothcaterpillarbeeinsect
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