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1Butterfly sword — The butterfly sword (zh tsp|t=蝴蝶雙刀|s=蝴蝶双刀|p=húdié shuāng dāo) is a short dāo, or single edged blade, originally from the South of China, though it has seen use in the North. The blade of a butterfly sword is roughly as long as a human forearm,… …
2Butterfly watching — (also called butterflying) is a hobby concerned with the non destructive observation and study of butterflies. There are clubs, handbooks, checklists, and even festivals devoted to the activity, just as there are for birding. The Fourth of July… …
3Butterfly Koi — Butterfly Koi, Longfin Koi, or Dragon Carp are a type of ornamental fish notable for their elongated finnage. The fish are a breed of the common carp, Cyprinus carpio , which includes numerous wild carp races as well as domesticated koi (… …
4butterfly — O.E. buttorfleoge, perhaps based on the old notion that the insects (or witches disguised as butterflies) consume butter or milk that is left uncovered. Or, less creatively, simply because the pale yellow color of many species wings suggests the… …
5butterfly tail — butterfly tail, an aircraft tail assembly having the stabilizers and elevators set at an acute dihedral, forming a V …
6Butterfly stroke — Overhead shot of a swimmer performing the butterfly stroke. The butterfly (colloquially among swimmers known as fly) is a swimming stroke swum on the breast, with both arms moving simultaneously. The butterfly kick was developed separately, and… …
7Butterfly Lovers — The Butterfly Lovers or Liang Zhu is a Chinese legend about the tragic romance between two lovers, Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, from whom the name of the legend is known in Chinese (梁山伯與祝英台, pinyin: Liáng Shānbó yǔ Zhù Yīngtái, often abbreviated …
8Butterfly (disambiguation) — A butterfly is a flying insect.Butterfly or butterflies may also refer to:* Butterfly (dinghy), a popular one design single handed sailboat * Butterfly (options), a combination option trade strategy * Butterfly ballot, a type of a ballot that was …
9Butterfly effect — For other uses, see Butterfly effect (disambiguation). Point attractors in 2D phase space. In chaos theory, the butterfly effect is the sensitive dependence on initial conditions; where a small change at one place in a nonlinear system can result …
10Butterfly valve — A butterfly valve is a type of flow control device, typically used to regulate a fluid flowing through a section of pipe. The valve is similar in operation to a ball valve. A flat circular plate is positioned in the center of the pipe. The plate… …
