Definition of Hairstreak

1. Noun. Small butterflies having striped markings under the wings.

Exact synonyms: Hairstreak Butterfly
Generic synonyms: Lycaenid, Lycaenid Butterfly
Group relationships: Genus Strymon, Strymon
Specialized synonyms: Strymon Melinus

Definition of Hairstreak

1. n. A butterfly of the genus Thecla; as, the green hairstreak (T. rubi).

Definition of Hairstreak

1. Noun. Any of many butterflies, of the subfamily ''Theclinae'', that have hairlike projections on the back wings. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hairstreak

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hairstreak

hairshirt
hairshirts
hairslide
hairsplitter
hairsplitters
hairsplitting
hairsplittings
hairspray
hairsprays
hairspring
hairsprings
hairst
hairsted
hairsting
hairstone
hairstreak (current term)
hairstreaks
hairsts
hairstyle
hairstyled
hairstyles
hairstyling
hairstylings
hairstylist
hairstylists
hairtail
hairwashing
hairweaving
hairwork

Literary usage of Hairstreak

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Every-day Butterflies: A Group of Biographies by Samuel Hubbard Scudder (1899)
"The Banded hairstreak (Plate IL, Fig. 3) has a somewhat extensive distribution, at least in latitude, in the northeastern portion of the United States. ..."

2. The woodlands by Mordecai Cubitt Cooke (1879)
"When we were boys, and insect-hunters, the capture of a hairstreak was considered ... That of the Green hairstreak feeds on the bramble, that of the Purple ..."

3. Butterflies and Moths (British) by William S. Furneaux (1894)
"... hairstreak (W- Alb ii un Dark hairstreak (1'runi) Green Hair-streak ... Purple hairstreak i',""'•<•«*) Small Copper ..."

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