hairstreak

3 definitions found

hairstreak - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

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

  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]

hairstreak - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  hairstreak
      n 1: small butterflies having striped markings under the wings
           [syn: hairstreak, hairstreak butterfly]