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SILVERSPOT

Dictionary entry overview: What does silverspot mean?

• SILVERSPOT (noun)
The noun SILVERSPOT has 1 sense:

1. butterfly with silver spots on the underside of the hind wings

Familiarity information: SILVERSPOT used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• SILVERSPOT (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Butterfly with silver spots on the underside of the hind wings

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("silverspot" is a kind of...):

fritillary (butterfly with brownish wings marked with black and silver)

Holonyms ("silverspot" is a member of...):

genus Spyeria; Spyeria (fritillaries)

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