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brush'-foot•ed but'terfly
Pronunciation: (brush'foot"id), [key]any of several butterflies of the family Nymphalidae, including the fritillaries, mourning cloaks, anglewings, and commas, characterized by reduced, nonfunctional forelegs. Also called
four-footed butterfly. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.