noun🔗ShareMariposaA flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring."A beautiful butterfly fluttered around the garden flowers. "Una hermosa mariposa revoloteaba alrededor de las flores del jardín.insectanimalnaturebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCierre en mariposaA use of surgical tape, cut into thin strips and placed across an open wound to hold it closed."butterfly tape"Cinta de cierre en mariposamedicineanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEl estilo mariposaThe butterfly stroke."My swimming coach taught me the butterfly stroke. "Mi entrenador de natación me enseñó el estilo mariposa.sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMariposas en el estómago(in plural) A sensation of excited anxiety felt in the stomach."I get terrible butterflies before an exam."Me dan terribles mariposas en el estómago antes de un examen.sensationmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePersona frívola, persona volubleSomeone seen as being unserious and (originally) dressed gaudily; someone flighty and unreliable."My cousin was a butterfly in high school, always changing her friends and her style of clothes. "Mi prima era una persona frívola en la escuela secundaria, siempre cambiando de amigos y de estilo de ropa.personcharacterattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMariposearTo cut (food) almost entirely in half and spread the halves apart, in a shape suggesting the wings of a butterfly."Butterfly the chicken before you grill it."Mariposea el pollo antes de asarlo.foodutensilactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCoser con cinta adhesivaTo cut strips of surgical tape or plasters into thin strips, and place across (a gaping wound) to close it."The doctor butterflyed the strips of surgical tape across the child's deep cut to help it heal. "El médico cosió con cinta adhesiva las tiras de cinta quirúrgica sobre el corte profundo del niño para ayudar a que sanara.medicineanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
