Butterfly

Meaning

Noun

●

A

of the order Lepidoptera,

from

by their

and

colouring.

●

In Medicine:

A use of

,

into

and

across an

to

closed.

●

In Swimming:

The

stroke.

●

In Curves:

Any of several

that

a

; see Butterfly

(transcendental) and Butterfly

(algebraic).

●

A

of

in the stomach.

●

Someone seen as being

and (originally)

; someone

and unreliable.

●

In Finance:

A

of

of the same type at three

and

risk.

●

A

change in an

of the

to the

point of divergence

,

from the

effect.

●

In Sports:

A type of

in

the

with the

into a

of a butterfly's

,

them

,

the

fluttering.

●

A person who changes

frequently.

Verb

●

To

(food) almost

and

the halves apart, in a

the

of a butterfly.

●

To

of

or

into

, and place across (a

) to

it.

●

In Alternate history:

To cause

after the

point of divergence

to not

as they

, and people

after the

point of divergence

to not

in

form, due to the

by the

effect.

Sourced from

Origin

butterfly

English

buterflie

Middle English (1100-1500)

buttorfleoge

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

Sourced from

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