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Hairstreak

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Noun

1. hairstreak, hairstreak butterfly

small butterflies having striped markings under the wings

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Hairstreak

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noun
any small butterfly of the genus Callophrys and related genera, having fringed wings marked with narrow white streaks: family Lycaenidae

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Hairstreak

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noun
any of a number of small, usually dark-colored butterflies (family Lycaenidae) with each hind wing commonly having narrow taillike projections

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Hairstreak

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n.
Any of numerous butterflies of the subfamily Theclinae, having transverse streaks on the undersurface of the wings and fine, hairlike projections on the hind wings.

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