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1.NounA flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
2.NounA use of surgical tape, cut into thin strips and placed across an open wound to hold it closed."butterfly tape; butterfly bandage; butterfly strips"
3.NounThe butterfly stroke.
4.NounAny of several plane curves that look like a butterfly; see Butterfly curve (transcendental) and Butterfly curve (algebraic).
5.NounEllipsis of butterflies in one’s stomach (“A sensation of excited anxiety felt in the stomach”)."I get terrible butterflies before an exam."
6.NounSomeone seen as being unserious and (originally) dressed gaudily; someone flighty and unreliable.
7.NounA combination of four options of the same type at three strike prices giving limited profit and limited risk.
8.NounA random change in an aspect of the timeline seemingly unrelated to the primary point of divergence, resulting from the butterfly effect."One potential butterfly could be JFK having another son the year after the POD instead of a daughter."
9.NounA type of stretch in which one sits on the ground with the legs folded into a shape like that of a butterfly's wings, slightly rocking them up and down, resembling the wings fluttering.
10.NounA person who changes partners frequently.
11.NounA safety link or detaching hook above the cage attached to the winding rope to prevent the cage from being overwound.
12.Nounparty switcher; turncoat.
13.VerbTo cut (food) almost entirely in half and spread the halves apart, in a shape suggesting the wings of a butterfly."butterflied shrimp; Butterfly the chicken before you grill it."
14.VerbTo cut strips of surgical tape or plasters into thin strips, and place across (a gaping wound) to close it.
15.VerbTo cause events after the point of divergence to not happen as they did in real history, and people conceived after the point of divergence to not exist in recognizable form, due to the random variations introduced by the butterfly effect."Pearl Harbor not happening would've butterflied Taylor Swift."