hair·streak (hâr str k )n. Any of numerous butterflies of the subfamily Theclinae, having transverse streaks on the undersurface of the wings and fine, hairlike projections on the hind wings. |
hairstreak [ˈhɛəˌstriːk]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any small butterfly of the genus Callophrys and related genera, having fringed wings marked with narrow white streaks: family Lycaenidae
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| Noun | 1. |  hairstreak - small butterflies having striped markings under the wingslycaenid, lycaenid butterfly - any of various butterflies of the family Lycaenidae genus Strymon, Strymon - large and widely distributed genus of hairstreak butterflies Strymon melinus - larvae are pests of various economic plants |
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