butterflies

noun

Meaning

(by ellipsis) butterflies in one's stomach
A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring.
A use of surgical tape, cut into thin strips and placed across an open wound to hold it closed.
The butterfly stroke.
(in plural) A sensation of excited anxiety felt in the stomach.
Someone seen as being unserious and (originally) dressed gaudily; someone flighty and unreliable.
To cut (food) almost entirely in half and spread the halves apart, in a shape suggesting the wings of a butterfly.
To cut strips of surgical tape or plasters into thin strips, and place across (a gaping wound) to close it.

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