Crossword-Solution: HAIRSTREAK
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Hairstreak | n. | A butterfly of the genus Thecla; as, the green hairstreak (T. rubi). |
We have 3 clues for the answer “HAIRSTREAK”
| Clue | Answers |
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| Small butterfly. | 1 answer |
| a butterfly of the genus Thecla | 1 answer |
| BUTTERFLY, type of | 41 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
A moving of the mind or soul; excitement of the feelings,
whether pleasing or painful; disturbance or agitation of mind caused by
a specific exciting cause and manifested by some sensible effect on the
body.
Hint 2 anagram
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Hint 3 another clue
A FEELING OF GREAT ELATION
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Sentences with HAIRSTREAK (5)
Here we landed, and I had an opportunity of rambling in the neighbouring woods, which are intersected by numerous pathways, and carpeted with Lycopodia growing to a height of eight or ten inches, and enlivened by numbers of glossy blue butterflies of the Theclidæ or hairstreak family.
None of the butterflies, I think, have green on the upper side of the wing; the Green Hairstreak has green under wings, but green is not put forward.
They had passed through Eastry, a village four miles from Deal, when Frank exclaimed, “There is a green hairstreak.
Defn: Any one of many species of small delicately colored butterflies belonging to Thecla and allied genera; -- called also hairstreak, and elfin.
The Hairstreak Butterflies (page 183) afford another exception to the general rule, for their eggs are deposited on the _bark_ of the trees and shrubs (birch, sloe, elm, oak, and bramble) on which their larvæ feed.
Quotes with HAIRSTREAK (1)
If we were walking here together, I’d point out the carnivorous plants that grow on this spot: sundews with sticky red leaves, eating insects to sustain them because the soil is so poor. If you were with me, I’d take you to the Doubler Stones, where thousands of years ago, Neolithic peoples carved channels in the rock to drain away the blood from their sacrifices. I would show you where the plover nests, and the green hairstreak butterfly lays its eggs. I love this place. I l…
Where this answer appears
Appears in: NYT.
Used 1 time in crossword archives (1963).