hairstreak

English
gray hairstreak (Strymon melinus)

Etymology

hair +‎ streak

Noun

hairstreak (plural hairstreaks)

  1. Any of many butterflies, of the subfamily Theclinae, that have hairlike projections on the back wings.

Derived terms

Translations

References
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.