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In the form of a diurnal insect of the order Lepidoptera, characterized by clubbed antennae, a slender body, and large, broad, often conspicuously marked wings.

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  • Theyre so cool - i can now make butterfly-shaped holes in paper!
  • Flats mounted high on the body and are round and butterfly-shaped.
  • Mopane is a single-stemmed tree or shrub with distinctive, butterfly-shaped leaves.
  • The mirrors on the wall were odd too, as were the huge convex butterfly-shaped windows.
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