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butterfly n. diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
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butterfly v. flutter like a butterfly
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butterfly n. [
butterfly stroke] a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down
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butterfly v. cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking; "butterflied shrimp"
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butterfly v. [
chat up, flirt, dally, coquet, coquette, romance, philander, mash] talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women"
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