🇬🇧Level A2

butterfly

//ˈbʌtərflaɪ//

Pluralbutterflies

Definition

An insect with two pairs of large, typically brightly colored wings.

To remember it

Picture the colorful butterfly with wings spread, flying among vibrant flowers. Think of how its wings move gracefully and brightly in the garden.

Examples

A1
I see a butterfly on the flower.
A2
The butterfly has orange wings.
B1
A butterfly landed on my hand while I was walking in the garden.
B2
The children chased the butterfly across the meadow until it flew over the fence.
C1
Having emerged from its chrysalis, the butterfly spread its wings to dry them in the morning sun.
C2
Were it not for the butterfly's role as a pollinator, many flowering plants would struggle to reproduce.