chequered skipper en · NOUN
Meanings
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A brown and orange chequered butterfly, Carterocephalus palaemon, of the family Hesperiidae
This summer the chequered skipper, which became extinct in England in 1977, is being returned to the forest of Rockingham in Northamptonshire via specimens from Belgium.
2018 April 7, Patrick Barkham, The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| chequered skippers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (3)
fi keltatäplähiipijä (butterfly) · hu kockás busalepke (butterfly) · ru толстоголо́вка палемо́н (butterfly)