orange tip

orange tip

See also: orangetip

English

An orange tip on a flower.

Noun

orange tip (plural orange tips)

1. Any of various pierid butterflies having orange tips to the upper forewings, especially Anthocharis cardamines, of Eurasia.
   • 2018, Patrick Barkham, The Guardian, 27 April:

     Most of us have a favourite first that signifies the true beginning of spring. For me, it’s the first orange tip.

Translations

butterfly

Chinese: Mandarin: 紅襟粉蝶／红襟粉蝶 (hóngjīnfěndié) Korean: 유럽갈고리나비 (yureopgalgorinabi) Finnish: auroraperhonen Japanese: 雲間褄黄蝶 (kumomatsumakichō), クモマツマキチョウ (kumomatsumakichō) Turkish: turuncu süslü

References

• orange tip on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Anthocharis cardamines on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Anagrams

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