butterfly

nouns

diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
butterfly
is a type of (narrower)
insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales
lepidopteran, lepidopteron, lepidopterous insect
a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down
butterfly, butterfly stroke

verbs

flutter like a butterfly
butterfly
is a type of (narrower)
move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
"The hummingbird flitted among the branches"
dart, fleet, flit, flutter
cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking
"butterflied shrimp"
butterfly
domain category
the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
"cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"
cookery, cooking, preparation
is a type of (narrower)
spread out or open from a closed or folded state
"open the map"; "spread your arms"
open, spread, spread out, unfold
talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
"The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women"
butterfly, chat up, coquet, coquette, dally, flirt, mash, philander, romance