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    HAIRSTREAK

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Small butterflies having striped markings under the wingsplay

    Synonyms:

    hairstreak; hairstreak butterfly

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("hairstreak" is a kind of...):

    lycaenid; lycaenid butterfly (any of various butterflies of the family Lycaenidae)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hairstreak"):

    Strymon melinus (larvae are pests of various economic plants)

    Holonyms ("hairstreak" is a member of...):

    genus Strymon; Strymon (large and widely distributed genus of hairstreak butterflies)

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