Definition of hairstreak Hairstreak

hair•streak

We found 4 definitions of hairstreak from 4 different sources.

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What does hairstreak mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: hairstreaks

hairstreak - small butterflies having striped markings under the wings
  hairstreak butterfly
  lycaenid, lycaenid butterfly any of various butterflies of the family Lycaenidae
  genus strymon, strymon large and widely distributed genus of hairstreak butterflies
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • hairstreak (Noun)
    Any of many butterflies, of the subfamily Theclinae, that have hairlike projections on the back wings.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

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

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