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butterfly collector

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Noun1.butterfly collectorbutterfly collector - an entomologist who specializes in the collection and study of butterflies and moths
lepidopterist, lepidopterologist
bug-hunter, bugologist, entomologist - a zoologist who studies insects


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Eccentric minor characters, such as a flaky butterfly collector who stops his jeep in the middle of the road to pursue the Great Spangled Fritillary and other rare specimens, add to the mix of interesting perspectives.
Pete Hautman and Mary Logue: The Bloodwater Mysteries: Snatched by Heppermann, Christine M. / The Horn Book Magazine
Beautiful 17-year-old Alicia seems to have been abducted, and there are all too many suspects, from her ex-boyfriend to her stepfather, her biological father, the derelict Driftwood Doug, and an absentminded butterfly collector.
Hautman, Pete & Logue, Mary. Snatched by Rohrlick, Paula / Kliatt
Whatever the century in question, Leigh scrutinizes human behavior with the cool expertise of a butterfly collector, pinning his specimens in sparkling dramatic patterns yet somehow always leaving their humanity intact.
BEHIND GILBERT AND SULLIVAN'S CURTAIN by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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