butterfly net
1Butterfly net — A butterfly net is one of several kinds of nets used to collect insects. The entire bag of the net is generally constructed from a lightweight mesh to minimize damage to delicate butterfly wings. Other types of nets used in insect collecting… …
2butterfly net — a net with two wings shaped like those of a butterfly in the form of an oval scoop net. Used on Mexican lakes …
3butterfly net — /ˈbʌtəflaɪ nɛt/ (say butuhfluy net) noun a fine net on a hoop attached to a pole, used for catching butterflies …
4butterfly net — a conical net of fine mesh held open by a round rim to which a long handle is attached, used for collecting butterflies and other insects. [1820 30] * * * …
5butterfly net — noun A small net with attached handle used to collect butterflies and other insect species …
6butterfly net — noun : a conical net for catching insects that is made of light cheesecloth or muslin and held open by a metal ring attached at the end of a wooden handle …
7butterfly — n. (pl. flies) 1 any diurnal insect of the order Lepidoptera, with knobbed antennae, a long thin body, and four usu. brightly coloured wings erect when at rest. 2 a showy or frivolous person. 3 (in pl.) colloq. a nervous sensation felt in the… …
8net — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. netting; seine, web, snare, mesh; trap, catch; remainder.See deception, crossing. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. clear, pure, remaining, exclusive, excluding, after deductions, take home, after taxes,… …
9net — net1 nettable, adj. netlike, adj. /net/, n., v., netted, netting. n. 1. a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals: a butterfly net. 2. a piece of meshed… …
10net — net1 W3 [net] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(internet)¦ 2¦(for fishing/catching things)¦ 3¦(for sports)¦ 4¦(for keeping things out)¦ 5¦(material)¦ 6 slip through the net 7 fall/slip through the net 8 cast/spread your net wide ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin …
