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butterfly

('b/@/t/@/r,fl/aI/ )

diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings(noun.animal)

source: wordnet30
a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down(noun.act)

Synonym:
butterfly stroke

source: wordnet30
A general name for the numerous species of diurnal Lepidoptera.(noun)

source: webster1913

flutter like a butterfly(verb.motion)

source: wordnet30
cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking(verb.contact)

source: wordnet30
talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions(verb.communication)

Synonym:
chat up, coquet, coquette, dally, flirt, mash, philander, romance

source: wordnet30

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