Hairstreak

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hairstreak \Hair"streak`\ (-str[=e]k`), n.
     A butterfly of the genus {Thecla}; as, the green hairstreak
     ({Thecla rubi}).
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Thecla \Thec"la\, n.
     Any one of many species of small delicately colored
     butterflies belonging to {Thecla} and allied genera; --
     called also {hairstreak}, and {elfin}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hairstreak
       n : small butterflies having striped markings under the wings
           [syn: {hairstreak butterfly}]