'Hairstreak' definitions:

Definition of 'hairstreak'

noun

Small butterflies having striped markings under the wings [syn: hairstreak, hairstreak butterfly]

Definition of 'Hairstreak'

From: GCIDE

Hairstreak \Hair"streak`\ (-str[=e]k`), n. A butterfly of the genus Thecla; as, the green hairstreak (Thecla rubi). [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'hairstreak'

From: GCIDE

Thecla \Thec"la\, n. Any one of many species of small delicately colored butterflies belonging to Thecla and allied genera; -- called also hairstreak, and elfin. [1913 Webster]

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