Definitions for hairstreakˈhɛərˌstrik
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
hair•streakˈhɛərˌstrik(n.)
any small, dark butterfly of the family Lycaenidae, having hairlike tails on the hind wings.
Category: Entomology
Origin of hairstreak:
1810–20
Princeton's WordNet
hairstreak, hairstreak butterfly(noun)
small butterflies having striped markings under the wings
Wiktionary
hairstreak(Noun)
Any of many butterflies, of the subfamily Theclinae, that have hairlike projections on the back wings.
Webster Dictionary
Hairstreak(noun)
a butterfly of the genus Thecla; as, the green hairstreak (T. rubi)
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