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Definition of Hairstreak
1. Noun. Small butterflies having striped markings under the wings.
Generic synonyms: Lycaenid, Lycaenid Butterfly
Group relationships: Genus Strymon, Strymon
Specialized synonyms: Strymon Melinus
Definition of Hairstreak
1. n. A butterfly of the genus Thecla; as, the green hairstreak (T. rubi).
Definition of Hairstreak
1. Noun. Any of many butterflies, of the subfamily ''Theclinae'', that have hairlike projections on the back wings. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hairstreak
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hairstreak
Literary usage of Hairstreak
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Every-day Butterflies: A Group of Biographies by Samuel Hubbard Scudder (1899)
"The Banded hairstreak (Plate IL, Fig. 3) has a somewhat extensive distribution,
at least in latitude, in the northeastern portion of the United States. ..."
2. The woodlands by Mordecai Cubitt Cooke (1879)
"When we were boys, and insect-hunters, the capture of a hairstreak was considered
... That of the Green hairstreak feeds on the bramble, that of the Purple ..."
3. Butterflies and Moths (British) by William S. Furneaux (1894)
"... hairstreak (W- Alb ii un Dark hairstreak (1'runi) Green Hair-streak ...
Purple hairstreak i',""'•<•«*) Small Copper ..."
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