papillon
8.6
A small insect with big colorful wings that flies during the day
- noun
- /ˈpæpɪˌjɒn/
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mariposa
- At the butterfly exhibit, I saw a beautiful papillon with vibrant orange wings.
Examples
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My little papillons! My butterflies!
Fiction book (1994) -
The colorful papillon danced gracefully among the flowers in the garden.
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Little papillon.
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In French, the word for butterfly is papillon.
Synonyms
9.9
An insect like a butterfly or moth
refers specifically to a butterfly using a French name
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Papillon is the French word for 'butterfly' and comes from Latin papilio, which also meant 'butterfly', so the word simply names the insect with the pretty, winged shape.