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Phonetic: "/ˈbʌtə(ɹ)flaɪ/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring.

Definition: A use of surgical tape, cut into thin strips and placed across an open wound to hold it closed.

Example: butterfly tape

Definition: The butterfly stroke.

Definition: (in plural) A sensation of excited anxiety felt in the stomach.

Example: I get terrible butterflies before an exam.

Definition: Someone seen as being unserious and (originally) dressed gaudily; someone flighty and unreliable.

Phonetic: "/ˈbʌtə(ɹ)flaɪ/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To cut (food) almost entirely in half and spread the halves apart, in a shape suggesting the wings of a butterfly.

Example: Butterfly the chicken before you grill it.

Definition: To cut strips of surgical tape or plasters into thin strips, and place across (a gaping wound) to close it.

Phonetic: "/fɪʃ/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: A cold-blooded vertebrate animal that lives in water, moving with the help of fins and breathing with gills.

Example: Salmon is a fish.

Definition: Any animal (or any vertebrate) that lives exclusively in water.

Definition: The flesh of the fish used as food.

Example: The seafood pasta had lots of fish but not enough pasta.

Definition: A card game in which the object is to obtain cards in pairs or sets of four (depending on the variation), by asking the other players for cards of a particular rank.

Definition: A woman.

Definition: An easy victim for swindling.

Definition: A bad poker player. Compare shark (a good poker player).

Definition: A makeshift overlapping longitudinal brace, originally shaped roughly like a fish, used to temporarily repair or extend a spar or mast of a ship.

Definition: A purchase used to fish the anchor.

Definition: A torpedo.

Definition: A paraphyletic grouping of the following extant taxonomic groups:

Definition: The thirty-fourth Lenormand card.