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==English==
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===Etymology===
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|image1 = Polygonia c-album Weinsberg 20070818.jpg
|caption1 = A butterfly.
|image2 = Gonepteriyx rhamni.jpg
|caption2 = A {{vern|brimstone butterfly}}. The word ''butterfly'' may have its origins in the name of yellow (or cream-coloured) butterflies such as this.
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From {{inh|en|enm|buterflie}}, {{m|enm|butturflye}}, {{m|enm|boterflye}}, from {{inh|en|ang|buterflēoge}}, equivalent to {{compound|en|butter|fly}}. Cognate with {{cog|nl|botervlieg}}, {{cog|de|Butterfliege||butterfly}}. The name may have originally been applied to butterflies of a yellowish color, and/or reflected a belief that butterflies ate milk and butter (compare {{cog|de|Molkendieb||butterfly|lit=whey-thief}} and {{cog|nds|Botterlicker||butterfly|lit=butter-licker}}), or that they excreted a butter-like substance (compare {{cog|nl|boterschijte||butterfly|lit=butter-shitter}}). Compare also {{cog|de|Schmetterling}} from {{m|de|Schmetten||cream}}, {{cog|nds-de|Bottervögel|t=butterfly|lit=butter-fowl}}. More at {{l|en|butter}}, {{l|en|fly}}.

An alternate theory suggests that the first element may have originally been {{m+|ang||butor-|beater}}, a mutation of {{m|ang|bēatan||to beat}},<ref>Donald A. Ringe, ''A Linguistic History of English: From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic'' (Oxford: Oxford, 2003), 232.</ref> but this would not explain the cognates in other languages or the other names formed with milk products<!-- (''Molkendieb'', ''Schmetterling'') -->.

Superseded non-native {{noncog|enm|papilion|t=butterfly}} borrowed from {{noncog|fro|papillon|t=butterfly}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˈbʌtə(ɹ)flaɪ/}}
** {{IPA|en|[ˈbʌɾɚflaɪ]|a=US,CA}}
** {{audio|en|en-ca-butterfly.ogg|a=CA}}
** {{IPA|en|[ˈbʌtəflaɪ]|a=UK}}
** {{audio|en|En-uk-a butterfly.ogg|a=RP}}
* {{audio|en|en-au-butterfly.ogg|a=AU}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun}}

# {{senseid|en|Q11946202}}A flying [[insect]] of the [[order]] {{taxfmt|Lepidoptera|order}}, distinguished from moths by their [[diurnal]] activity and generally brighter colouring. {{defdate|from 11th c.}}
#* {{RQ:Lawrence Phoenix|chapter=[Autobiographical Fragment]|page=836|passage=It is true. I am like a '''butterfly''', and I shall only live a little while.}}
# {{lb|en|medicine|attributive}} A use of surgical tape, cut into thin strips and placed across an open wound to hold it closed.
#: {{co|en|'''butterfly''' tape; '''butterfly''' bandage; '''butterfly''' strips}}
# {{senseid|en|Q245249}}{{lb|en|swimming}} The [[butterfly stroke]]. {{defdate|from 20th c.}}
# Any of several plane curves that look like a butterfly; see {{w|Butterfly curve (transcendental)}} and {{w|Butterfly curve (algebraic)}}. {{C|en|Curves}}
# {{lb|en|in plural}} {{short for|en|butterflies in one's stomach|butterflies in one’s stomach|A sensation of excited anxiety felt in the stomach}}
#: {{ux|en|I get terrible '''butterflies''' before an exam.}}
# {{lb|en|now|rare}} Someone seen as being [[unserious]] and (originally) [[dress#Verb|dressed ]] [[gaudily]]; someone [[flighty]] and [[unreliable]]. {{defdate|from 17th c.}}
#* {{RQ:Meredith Richard Feverel||15||He was affable; therefore he was frivolous. The women liked him; therefore he was a '''butterfly'''.}}
#* {{quote-book|en|year=1897|author=Henry James|title=What Maisie Knew|passage=The day came indeed when her breathless auditors learnt from her in bewilderment that what ailed him was that he was, alas, simply not serious. Maisie wept on Mrs. Wix's bosom after hearing that Sir Claude was a '''butterfly'''{{nb...}}.}}
# {{lb|en|finance}} A combination of four [[option]]s of the same type at three [[strike price]]s giving limited profit and limited risk.
# {{lb|en|[[alternate history]]}} A [[random]] [[change]] in an [[aspect]] of the [[timeline]] seemingly unrelated to the primary [[point of divergence]], resulting from the [[butterfly effect]].
#: {{ux|en|One potential '''butterfly''' could be JFK having another son the year after the POD instead of a daughter.}}
# {{lb|en|sports}} A type of [[stretch]] in which one sits on the ground with the legs folded into a shape like that of a butterfly's wings, slightly rocking them up and down, resembling the wings [[flutter]]ing.
# A person who changes [[partners]] [[frequently]].
#* {{quote-web|en|url=https://www.pattayaunlimited.com/paying-for-bar-girls-in-pattaya/|title=Paying For Bar Girls, Sex in Pattaya|date=December 9 2022|work=Pattaya Unlimited|author=Darren C|text=What does it mean to be a '''butterfly''' in Pattaya? It means, just like a '''butterfly''' briefly visits many flowers, you will briefly visit many different girls.}}

====Synonyms====
* {{sense|flying insect}} {{l|en|lep}}

====Hypernyms====
* {{sense|flying insect}} {{l|en|pollinator}}

====Derived terms====
{{col-auto|en|apefly|butterflier|butterflyfish|butterflylike|butterflies in one's stomach| butterfly mine|butterfly-knotted|owl butterfly|snout butterfly
|[[butterfly agave]] ({{taxlink|Agave potatorum|species}})|butterfly skin|emperor butterfly
|butterfly ballot
|butterfly banners
|{{vern|butterfly bat}} ({{taxlink|Glauconycteris variegata|species}})
|butterfly bomb
|{{l|en|butterfly bush}} (see [[buddleia]] or [[buddleja]])
|butterfly chair
|[[butterfly clam]] ({{taxlink|Ellipsaria lineolata|species}})
|butterfly clip
|{{vern|butterfly cod}} ({{taxfmt|Pterois|genus}} spp.)
|{{l|en|butterfly collector}} (see [[lepidopterist]] or [[lepidopterology]])
|butterfly connector
|[[butterfly crab]] ({{taxlink|Cryptolithodes typicus|species}})
|butterfly dam
|butterfly damper
|butterfly effect
|[[butterfly fish]]
|{{vern|butterfly flower}} (see [[schizanthus]])
|butterfly grip|butterfly ginger|comma butterfly|milkweed butterfly
|butterfly hinge
|butterfly keyboard
|butterfly knife
|butterfly knot
|[[butterfly lily]] ({{taxfmt|Hedychium coronarium|species}})
|butterfly loop
|{{vern|butterfly mussel}}
|butterfly needle
|butterfly net
|{{l|en|butterfly nut}} ([[wing nut]])
|{{vern|butterfly orchid}}
|butterfly pea
|{{vern|butterfly plant}} ({{taxlink|Carallia brachiata|species}})
|butterfly position
|[[butterfly ray]] ({{taxlink|Gymnuridae|family}})
|butterfly screw
|{{vern|butterfly shell}} ({{taxlink|Mucrospirifer|genus}} spp., {{taxfmt|Chiton|genus}} spp.)
|butterfly stitch
|{{l|en|butterfly stroke}} (swimming)
|butterfly syringe
|butterfly table
|{{vern|butterfly tulip}} ({{taxlink|Calochortus vestae|species}})
|butterfly valve
|[[butterfly weed]] ({{taxfmt|Asclepias tuberosa|species}})
|butterfly window
|float like a butterfly
|[[peacock butterfly]]
|social butterfly
|alfalfa butterfly|alpine butterfly bend|alpine butterfly knot|break a butterfly on a wheel|break a butterfly on the wheel|break a butterfly upon a wheel|break a butterfly upon the wheel|brush-footed butterfly|butterfly adder|butterfly bend|butterfly cake|butterfly child|butterfly door|butterfly kick|butterfly kiss
|[[butterfly milkweed]] ({{taxfmt|Asclepias tuberosa|species}})
|butterfly roof|butterfly sleeve|butterfly upon a wheel|butterfly watching
|[[cabbage butterfly]] ({{taxfmt|Pieris brassicae|species}})
|California dogface butterfly
|gossamer-winged butterfly
|iron butterfly
|[[lime butterfly]] ({{taxlink|Papilio demoleus|species}})
|map butterfly
|monarch butterfly
|moth butterfly
|nettle tree butterfly
|paper kite butterfly
|sea butterfly
|semicolon butterfly
|spinal butterfly ray
|[[sulfur butterfly]], [[sulphur butterfly]]
|thistle butterfly
|Troilus butterfly
|zebra butterfly}}

====Translations====
<!-- The names of some of the following languages seem a bit spurious; this probably needs to be dealt with eventually. -->
{{trans-top|id=Q11946202|insect}}
{{multitrans|data=
* Abaza: {{tt|abq|лымхӏарыгӏв}}
* Abkhaz: {{tt|ab|аԥарԥалыкь}}, {{tt|ab|ахьчԥаԥыр|alt=ахьчҧаҧыр}}
* Acatepec Me'phaa: {{tt|tpx|pi̱jpí}}
* Acehnese: {{t|ace|bambang}}, {{t|ace|bangbang}}
* Adja: {{tt|ajg|pkolinouhoin}}
* Adnyamathanha: {{tt|adt|vurruka}}
* Adyghe: {{tt|ady|хьэтӏрэпӏый}} {{qualifier|Shapsug}}, {{tt|ady|хьампӏырашъу}} {{qualifier|Temgoy}}, {{tt|ady|хьэнтӏэрэпӏый}} {{qualifier|Abzakh}}
* Afrikaans: {{tt|af|skoenlapper}}
*Ahom: {{tt|aho|𑜉𑜢𑜂𑜫 𑜈𑜣}}
* Ainu: {{tt|ain|ヘポラㇷ゚|tr=heporap}}, {{tt|ain|マレゥレゥ|tr=marewrew}}
* Akan:
*: Twi: {{tt|ak|afafantɔ}}
* Alabama: {{tt|akz|hakchoopàalpa}}
* Albanian: {{tt+|sq|flutur|f}}
* Amharic: {{tt|am|ቢራቢሮ}}
* Amis: {{tt|ami|adipangpang}}, {{tt|ami|'adipangpang}}
* Angami: {{tt|njm|zopruo}}
* Antillean Creole: {{tt|gcf|papiyòt}}
* Apache:
*: Western Apache: {{tt|apw|doolé}}
* Arabic: {{tt+|ar|فَرَاشَة|f}}
*: Algerian Arabic: {{t|arq|بوفرفطو}}, {{t|arq|بابيو}}
*: Egyptian Arabic: {{tt|arz|ابو دقيق|m|tr=ʔabu diʔīʔ}}, {{tt|arz|فراش|m|tr=farāš}}
*: Gulf Arabic: {{tt|afb|طرفشانة|m|tr=ṭerfešāna}}
*: Hijazi Arabic: {{tt|acw|فراشة|f|tr=farāša}}
*: Moroccan Arabic: {{tt|ary|فراشة|f|tr=farāša}}, {{t|ary|فرططو|m|tr=farṭuṭṭu}}
*: North Levantine Arabic: {{t|apc|فَراشة|tr=farāše}}
*: Tunisian Arabic: {{tt|aeb|فرططو|tr=farṭaṭṭu}}
* Aragonese: {{tt|an|paxarela|f}}, {{tt|an|volandrina|f}}, {{tt|an|palometa|f}}, {{tt|an|pamparola|f}}, {{tt|an|bombolón|m}}
* Araki: {{tt|akr|p̈ep̈e}}
* Arapaho: {{tt|arp|nihˀoːteibeihiː}}
* Armenian: {{tt+|hy|թիթեռ}}, {{tt|hy|մաշկաթիթեղ}} {{qualifier|dialectal}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tt|xcl|թիթեռն}}
* Aromanian: {{tt|rup|flituru|m}}
* Assamese: {{tt|as|পখিলা}}
* Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: {{t|aii|ܦܵܪܚܘܿܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ|f}}
* Asturian: {{tt+|ast|mariposa|f}}, {{tt+|ast|pumarina|f}}, {{t+|ast|caparina|f}}
* Ateso: {{tt|teo|eporiporit}}
* Atikamekw: {{tt|atj|kwakwapicic}}
* Avar: {{tt|av|кӏалкӏучӏ}}
* Aymara: {{tt+|ay|pilpintu}}
* Azerbaijani: {{tt+|az|kəpənək}}, {{tt+|az|pərvanə}}
* Balinese: {{tt|ban|kupu-kupu}}
* Bambara: {{tt|bm|dimago}}, {{tt|bm|npɛrɛnpɛrɛ}}, {{tt|bm|nfirinfirin}}, {{tt|bm|afúntúnkpεkpε}}
* Bandjalang: {{tt|bdy|banjalahm}}
* Baniwa: {{tt|bwi|makaru}}
* Barngarla: {{t|bjb|bilyilya}}
* Bashkir: {{tt|ba|күбәләк}}
* Basque: {{tt+|eu|tximeleta}}, {{tt+|eu|pinpilinpauxa}}, {{tt+|eu|inguma}}, {{tt|eu|marisorgin}}, {{tt+|eu|pinpirin}}, {{tt+|eu|jainkoilo}}, {{tt|eu|txipirrita}}
* Bats: {{tt|bbl|პეპელ}}
* Bau Bidayuh: {{tt|sne|karimunuo}}
* Bavarian: {{t|bar|Waifåita}}
* Belarusian: {{tt+|be|матылёк|m}}, {{tt|be|маты́ль|m}}
* Bengali: {{tt+|bn|প্রজাপতি}}
* Bikol Central: {{tt+|bcl|kulagbaw}}, {{tt+|bcl|kalibangbang}}
* Binukid: {{tt|bkd|kalibangbang}}
* Bislama: {{t|bi|nambembe}}
* Bouyei: {{tt|pcc|mbucmbax}}
* Breton: {{tt+|br|balafenn|f}}
* Brooke's Point Palawano: {{tt|plw|babang}}
* Brunei Malay: {{t|kxd|kulimambang}}
* Bulgarian: {{tt+|bg|пеперу́да|f}}
* Burmese: {{tt+|my|လိပ်ပြာ}}
* Buryat: {{tt|bua|эрбээхэй}}
* Caddo: {{tt|cad|banús}}
* Carrier: {{tt|crx|tsangwelht'ah}}
* Catalan: {{tt+|ca|papallona|f}}, {{qualifier|dialectal|dated}} {{tt+|ca|papalló|m}}, {{qualifier|dialectal}} {{tt|ca|papaió|m}}, {{qualifier|dialectal}} {{tt|ca|babaiana|f}}, {{qualifier|dialectal}} {{tt+|ca|paloma|f}}, {{qualifier|dialectal}} {{tt+|ca|palometa|f}}
* Cebuano: {{tt|ceb|alibangbang}}, {{tt|ceb|kabakaba}}
* Central Atlas Tamazight: {{tt|tzm|ⵉⴱⵍⵉⵍⵍⵉ}}
* Central Dusun: {{tt|dtp|kolibambang}}
* Central Mazahua: {{tt|maz|xefi}}
* Central Sierra Miwok: {{tt|csm|hól·ok·iṭiwa-}}
* Ch'orti': {{tt|caa|pehpem}}, {{tt|caa|pehpim}}
* Chamicuro: {{tt|ccc|kamajto}}
* Chamorro: {{tt|ch|ababang}}
* Chechen: {{tt|ce|полла}}
* Cheke Holo: {{tt|mrn|naʼalo}}
* Cherokee: {{tt|chr|ᎧᎹᎹ}}
* Cheyenne: {{tt|chy|hevávȧhkema}}
* Chichicapan Zapotec: {{tt|zpv|bidxiidxi}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{tt|yue|蝴蝶|tr=wu4 dip6-2}}
*: Dungan: {{tt|dng|хўте}}
*: Eastern Min: {{tt|cdo|蝴蝶|tr=hù-diĕk}}
*: Gan: {{tt|gan|蝴蝶|tr=fu4 tiet}}
*: Hakka: {{tt|hak|揚蝶仔|tr=yòng-ya̍k-é, yòng-ya̍p-é}}
*: Hokkien: {{tt+|nan-hbl|蝶仔|tr=ia̍h-á}}, {{tt+|nan-hbl|蝴蝶|tr=ô͘-tia̍p}}, {{tt+|nan-hbl|尾蝶|tr=bóe-ia̍h, bé-ia̍h}}, {{tt|nan-hbl|尾蝶仔|tr=bóe-ia̍h-á, bé-ia̍h-á}}, {{tt|nan-hbl|蝶婆|tr=ia̍h-pô}}
*: Jin: {{tt|cjy|蝴蝶|tr=hu1 dieh5}}
*: Mandarin: {{tt+|cmn|蝴蝶|tr=húdié}}
*: Wu: {{tt|wuu|蝴蝶}}
*: Xiang: {{tt|hsn|蝴蝶|tr=fu2 tie6}}
* Chipewyan: {{tt|chp|yágoli}}
* Choctaw: {{tt|cho|hatapushik}}
* Chol: {{tt|ctu|pejpem}}
* Chukchi: {{tt|ckt|ӄопаԓготкочьын|tr=qopalgotkoč'yn}}
* Chuukese: {{tt|chk|nipwisipwis}}
* Chuvash: {{tt|cv|лӗпӗш}}
* Coastal Kadazan: {{t|kzj|kohibambang}}
* Coatecas Altas Zapotec: {{tt|zca|mitet}}
* Cornish: {{tt|kw|tykki Duw|m}}
* Creek: {{tt|mus|tvffolupv}}
* Crimean Tatar: {{tt|crh|köbelek}}
* Cupeño: {{tt|cup|malvel}}
* Czech: {{tt+|cs|motýl|m}}
* Dakota: {{tt|dak|kimimina}}
* Danish: {{tt+|da|sommerfugl|c}}, {{tt|da|sommerflue}} {{qualifier|North Jutland}}, {{tt|da|skurvefugl}} {{qualifier|South Jutland}}
* Dargwa: {{tt|dar|къабулдан}}
* Darkinjung: {{tt|xda|burrudir}}
* Dharug: {{tt|xdk|burrudyara}}
* Dhivehi: {{tt|dv|ކޮކާ}}
* Dhuwal: {{tt|dwu|buurnba}}
* Dieri: {{tt|dif|karlipilhi}}
* Dolgan: {{tt|dlg|лөрүө|tr=lörüö}}
* Dupaningan Agta: {{tt|duo|lelle}}, {{tt|duo|lollo}}
* Dutch: {{qualifier|neutral}} {{tt+|nl|vlinder|m}}; {{qualifier|dated}} {{tt+|nl|kapel|f}}, {{tt|nl|pepel|m}}, {{tt|nl|vijfwouter|m}}; {{qualifier|archaic}} {{tt|nl|boterschijte|f}}, {{tt|nl|botervlieg|f}}, {{tt|nl|pennenvogel|m}}, {{tt+|nl|schoenlapper|m}}, {{tt|nl|zomervogel|m}}; {{qualifier|poetic}} {{tt|nl|fladderaar|m}}
* Eastern Bontoc: {{tt|ebk|fob-ollo}}
* Elfdalian: {{tt|ovd|fyörolder|m}}
* Emilian: {{tt|egl|parpàja|f}}
* Erzya: {{tt|myv|нимиляв}}
* Esperanto: {{tt+|eo|papilio}}
* Estonian: {{tt+|et|liblikas}}
* Evenki: {{tt|evn|лэрэдэ}}, {{tt|evn|авава}}
* Ewe: {{tt|ee|dyekpakpa}}
* Faroese: {{tt|fo|firvaldur|m}}, {{tt|fo|summarfuglur|m}}, {{tt|fo|fiðrildi|n}}
* Fijian: {{tt+|fj|bebe}}
* Finnish: {{tt+|fi|perhonen}}
* Fon: {{tt|fon|afúntúnkpεkpε}}, {{tt|fon|awɛwɛ}}
* French: {{tt+|fr|papillon|m}}
* Friulian: {{tt|fur|pavee|f}}
* Fula: {{tt|ff|pucharlar}} {{qualifier|Guinée Conakry}}, {{tt|ff|bidilallah}} {{qualifier|Mauritania}}, {{tt|ff|bedelallah}}, {{tt|ff|palapala}} {{qualifier|Sierra Leone}}, {{tt|ff|lilldeh}}
* Gagauz: {{tt|gag|kelebek}}
* Galician: {{tt+|gl|bolboreta|f}}, {{tt|gl|volvoreta|f}}, {{tt|gl|barboleta|f}}, {{tt|gl|avelaíña|f}}, {{tt|gl|andola|f}}, {{tt|gl|volalla|f}}
* Gamilaraay: {{tt|kld|balabalaa}}
* Gen: {{tt|gej|abèbe}}, {{tt|gej|abè}}, {{tt|gej|abey}}
* Georgian: {{tt+|ka|პეპელა}}
* German: {{tt+|de|Schmetterling|m}}, {{qualifier|poetic}} {{tt+|de|Falter|m}}, {{tt+|de|Tagfalter|m}}
*: Alemannic German: {{tt|gsw|Summervogel|m}}, {{tt|gsw|Fifalter|m}}
*: Pennsylvania German: {{tt|pdc|Fleddermaus|f}}
* Gong: {{tt|ugo|ลาบู้}}
* Gooniyandi: {{tt|gni|malimali}}
* Greek: {{tt+|el|πεταλούδα|f}}, {{tt+|el|ψυχή|f}}
*: Ancient: {{tt|grc|σητόδοκις|f}}, {{tt|grc|ψυχή|f}}
* Greenlandic: {{tt|kl|pakkaluaq}}, {{tt|kl|utsuppaluaq}}
* Guaraní: {{tt|gn|panambi}}
* Guerrero Amuzgo: {{tt|amu|kítzë}}
* Gujarati: {{tt|gu|પતંગિયું|n}}, {{tt|gu|ફૂદું|n}}
* Gutnish: {{tt|gmq-gut|fjädavall|m}}, {{tt|gmq-gut|fjädurhalldi|m}}, {{tt|gmq-gut|fjädaralld|m}}
* Hadiyya: {{tt|hdy|birabira}}
* Haitian Creole: {{tt|ht|papiyon}}
* Haiǁom: {{tt|hgm|abuxare}}
* Hausa: {{tt|ha|balebale}}, {{tt|ha|bude littafi}}, {{tt|ha|malam bu'de littafi}}
* Hawaiian: {{tt|haw|pulelehua}}
* Hebrew: {{tt+|he|פַּרְפַּר|m|tr=parpár}}
* Heiltsuk: {{tt|hei|hḷúlu}}
* Hidatsa: {{tt|hid|abóoga}}
* Higaonon: {{t|mba|alibangbang}}
* Hiligaynon: {{tt|hil|alibangbang}}
* Hindi: {{tt+|hi|तितली|f}}
* Hopi: {{tt|hop|masivie}}, {{tt|hop|poliwe}}
* Huichol: {{tt|hch|kɨpí}}
* Hungarian: {{tt+|hu|pillangó}}, {{tt+|hu|lepke}}
* Hupa: {{tt|hup|kidiwisčeˀ}}
* Icelandic: {{tt+|is|fiðrildi|n}}
* Idi: {{tt|idi|kwendere}}
* Ido: {{tt+|io|papiliono}}
* Igbo: {{tt|ig|olookolombooka}}
* Ila: {{tt|ilb|inkongolo}}, {{tt|ilb|sikapempenya}}
* Ilocano: {{tt|ilo|kulibangbang}}
* Indonesian: {{tt+|id|kupu-kupu}}, {{tt|id|rama-rama}}
* Ineseño: {{tt|inz|ˀayatulutul}}
* Ingrian: {{t|izh|unilintu}}
* Ingush: {{tt|inh|кӏормац}}
* Interlingua: {{tt|ia|papilion}}
* Inuktitut: {{tt|iu|ᑕᕐᕋᓕᑭᑖᖅ}}
* Inupiaq: {{tt|ik|taqalukisaq}}
* Irish: {{tt+|ga|féileacán|m}}
* Italian: {{tt+|it|farfalla|f}}
* Italiot Greek: {{tt|grk-ita|ajarài|n}}
* Itelmen: {{tt|itl|вэвэчӽ|tr=vevečχ}}
* Ivatan: {{t|ivv|kodibabang}}
* Jakaltek: {{tt|jac|nam}}
* Japanese: {{tt+|ja|胡蝶|tr=kochō}}, {{tt+|ja|蝶々|tr=chōchō}}, {{tt+|ja|蝶|tr=chō}}, {{tt+|ja|チョウ|tr=chō}}
* Jarawa: {{tt|anq|peʈpel}}
* Javanese: {{tt+|jv|kupu}}
* Kabardian: {{tt+|kbd|хьэндырабгъуэ}}
* Kabuverdianu: {{tt|kea|gorgoleta}}
* Kabyle: {{tt|kab|aferṭeṭṭu|m}}
* Kalagan: {{tt|kqe|karibangbang}}
* Kalmyk: {{tt|xal|эрвәкә}}
* Kamba: {{tt|kam|kimbalut'ya}}
* Kanakanabu: {{tt|xnb|ta'anna}}
* Kannada: {{tt+|kn|ಚಿಟ್ಟೆ}}, {{tt+|kn|ಹಾತೆ}}
* Kapampangan: {{tt|pam|talúbang}}
* Karachay-Balkar: {{tt|krc|дибилдирик}}, {{tt|krc|гёбелекке}}
* Karaim: {{tt|kdr|kebalak}}
* Karakalpak: {{tt|kaa|gu‘belek}}
* Karelian: {{tt|krl|liipukkaine}}
* Karok: {{tt|kyh|xatimniim}}
* Kashmiri: {{tt|ks|پَنہٕ پونٛپُر}}
* Kashubian: {{tt|csb|mòtil|m}}
* Kaurna: {{tt|zku|pilyapilya}}
* Kazakh: {{tt|kk|елбелек}}, {{tt|kk|көбелек}}
* Khakas: {{tt|kjh|ӧрбекей}}, {{tt|kjh|хубаған}}
* Khmer: {{tt+|km|មេអំបៅ}}
* Khowar: {{tt|khw|پلمنڈوک|tr=pulmunḍúk}}
* Kikuyu: {{tt|ki|kĩĩhuruta|c7}}
* Kimaragang: {{tt|kqr|kolibambang}}
* Klallam: {{tt|clm|ƛ̕aʔƛ̕ápt}}
* Koasati: {{tt|cku|hacokpalpa}}
* Komi-Permyak: {{tt|koi|бобув}}
* Kongo: {{tt|kg|lumbembambemba}}
* Konkani: {{tt|kok|tr=pakho}}
* Konni: {{tt|kma|kpanjabi}}
* Korean: {{tt+|ko|나비}}, {{tt|ko|호접(胡蝶)}}
* Krobu: {{tt|kxb|kutuu}}
* Kumyk: {{tt|kum|гюмелек}}, {{tt|kum|гёбелек}}
* Kunigami: {{tt|xug|タベールー|tr=tabērū}}
* Kurdish:
*: Central Kurdish: {{tt+|ckb|پەپوولە}}
*: Northern Kurdish: {{tt+|kmr|pelatînk|f}}, {{tt|kmr|sepirek}}, {{tt+|kmr|pirpirok}}
* Kwanyama: {{tt|kj|onanga}}
* Kwara'ae: {{tt|kwf|bébe}}
* Kyrgyz: {{tt+|ky|көпөлөк}}
* Lachixío Zapotec: {{tt|zpl|biti}}
* Ladin: {{tt|lld|pavël|m}}
* Lak: {{tt|lbe|чӏимучӏали}}, {{tt|lbe|цӏицӏимкӏала}}
* Lakota: {{tt|lkt|kimimila}}
* Lamba: {{tt|lam|ici-pempele}}
* Lao: {{tt+|lo|ແມງກະເບື້ອ}}
* Latgalian: {{tt|ltg|tauriņs|m}}, {{tt|ltg|lipiņs|m}}
* Latin: {{tt+|la|pāpiliō|m}}
* Latvian: {{tt|lv|taurenis}}
* Lenje: {{tt|leh|limpempele}}
* Lezgi: {{tt|lez|чепелукь}}
* Limburgish: {{tt|li|zómmersvleeg|f}}
* Limos Kalinga: {{tt|kmk|kullapoy}}
* Lingala: {{tt|ln|kipouzala|c9a|c10a}}, {{tt|ln|mpornboli|c9|c10}}
* Lithuanian: {{tt+|lt|drugys|m}}, {{tt|lt|drugelis|m}}, {{tt|lt|peteliškė|f}}
* Livonian: {{tt|liv|libālabā}}, {{tt|liv|liblabbiņ}}, {{tt|liv|liepālinki}}, {{tt|liv|liepālind}}
* Lombard: {{tt|lmo|parpai|m}}
* Low German:
*: Dutch Low Saxon: {{tt|nds-nl|pennevoegel}} {{qualifier|Achterhoeks|Drents|Sallands|Stellingwerfs|Twents|Urkers|Veluws}}, {{tt|nds-nl|vlinder}} {{qualifier|Achterhoeks|Drents|Gronings|Sallands|Stellingwerfs|Twents|Veluws}}; {{tt|nds-nl|bottervliege}} {{qualifier|Gronings|Sallands}}, {{tt|nds-nl|bottervoegel}} {{qualifier|Gronings|Sallands|Twents}}, {{tt|nds-nl|kepelle}} {{qualifier|Twents|Veluws}}, {{tt|nds-nl|zoemervoegel}} {{qualifier|Achterhoeks|Twents}}
*: German Low German: {{tt|nds-de|Bottervagel|m}}, {{tt|nds-de|Sommervagel|m}}; {{tt|nds-de|Botterlicker|m}}, {{tt|nds-de|Fleerling|m}}; {{tt|nds-de|Sommerlott|m}}; {{tt|nds-de|Pennvogel|m}}, {{tt|nds-de|Bottervögel|m}}
* Luba-Kasai: {{tt|lua|bulubulu}}
* Lubuagan Kalinga: {{tt|knb|kullapoy}}
* Luganda: {{tt|lg|ekiwojjolo|c7|c8}}
* Luhya: {{tt|luy|likuyukuyu}}
* Luo: {{tt|luo|oguyo}}
* Lushootseed: {{tt|lut|yuʔyuʔbəč}}
* Luxembourgish: {{tt+|lb|Päiperlek|m}}, {{tt|lb|Mëllerchen|m}}, {{tt|lb|Millermoler|m}}
* Maasai: {{tt|mas|ɔsámpúrimpúri}}
* Macanese: {{tt|mzs|copo-copo}}
* Macedonian: {{tt|mk|пеперутка|f}}, {{tt|mk|пеперуга|f}}
* Majang: {{tt|mpe|bimbilo}}
* Malagasy: {{tt+|mg|lolo}}
* Malay: {{tt|ms|kupu-kupu}}, {{tt|ms|rama-rama}}
* Malayalam: {{tt+|ml|ചിത്രശലഭം}}, {{tt+|ml|പൂമ്പാറ്റ}}
* Maltese: {{tt|mt|farfett|m}}
* Mam: {{tt|mam|paki'l}}
* Manchu: {{tt|mnc|ᡤᡝᡶᡝᡥᡝ}}
* Mandingo: {{tt|man|vrievran}}
* Mandinka: {{tt|mnk|firifiroo}}
* Manobo: [[kelivangbang]]
* Mansaka: {{tt|msk|karibangbang}}
* Manx: {{tt|gv|foillycan|m}}, {{tt|gv|follican|m}}, {{tt|gv|folican|m}}
* Maori: {{tt|mi|pēpepe}}, {{tt|mi|pepeke}}, {{tt|mi|pūrerehua}}, {{t|mi|wairua atua}}
* Mapudungun: {{tt|arn|jampvzkeñ}}
* Maranao: {{tt|mrw|paroparo}}
* Marathi: {{tt|mr|फुलपाखरू|n}}
* Mari:
*: Eastern Mari: {{tt|mhr|лыве}}
*: Western Mari: {{t|mrj|лӹпӹ}}
* Masbatenyo: {{tt|msb|kulibangbang}}
* Matbat: {{tt|xmt|bimbompu}}
* Mauritian Creole: {{tt|mfe|papiyon}}
* Maykulan: {{tt|mnt|pardirr}}
* Mazanderani: {{tt|mzn|پاپلی|tr=pāpıli}}
* Mekeo: {{tt|mek|fefe}}, {{tt|mek|fefe-fefe}}, {{tt|mek|pepeo}} {{qualifier|West Mekeo}}
* Mende: {{tt|men|buwa}}
* Mi'kmaq: {{tt|mic|mimiges|an}}
* Middle Dutch: {{tt|dum|vīveltre}}
* Middle English: {{tt|enm|buterflie}}
* Middle High German: {{tt|gmh|vīvalter}}
* Mingo: {{tt|iro-min|utsiˀtsnôwê}}
* Mingrelian: {{tt|xmf|ფარფალი}}
* Mirandese: {{tt|mwl|paixarina|f}}
* Miyako: {{tt|mvi|チョーチョー|tr=chōchō}}
* Mohawk: {{tt|moh|tsiktsinēnsawen}}
* Moksha: {{tt|mdf|мелав}}
* Mongolian:
*: Cyrillic: {{tt+|mn|эрвээхэй}}
*: Mongolian: {{t|mn|ᠡᠷᠪᠡᠬᠡᠢ}}
* Montagnais: {{tt|moe|kuakuapishish}}
* Montana Salish: {{tt|fla|kʷelùlegu}}
* Moore: {{tt|mos|pilimpiko}}, {{tt|mos|abaga}}
* Mopan Maya: {{tt|mop|pempem}}
* Motu: {{tt|meu|kau-bebe}}
* Mudburra: {{tt|dmw|marlimarlirni}}
* Muong: {{tt|mtq|bươm bưởm}}
* Murrinh-Patha: {{tt|mwf|manman}}
* Nafaanra: {{tt|nfr|kaambɛɛlɛ}}
* Nahuatl:
*: Central: {{tt|nhn|papalotl}}
*: Central Huasteca: {{tt|nch|papalotl}}
*: Classical: {{tt|nci|papalotl}}
*: Coatepec: {{tt|naz|papalu}}
*: Cosoleacaque: {{tt|nhk|me̱me}}
*: Guerrero: {{tt|ngu|papalotl}}
*: Morelos: {{tt|nhm|papalotl}}
*: Tetelcingo: {{tt|nhg|pöpölutl}}
*: Western Huasteca: {{tt|nhw|papalotl}}
*: Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla: {{tt|nhi|papalotl}}
* Nanai: {{tt|gld|кокони|tr=kokoni}}, {{tt|gld|чакини|tr=čakini}}
* Nanticoke: {{tt|nnt|aumawncohunt}}
* Narungga: {{t|nnr|billalya}}
* Nauruan: {{tt|na|iyewaeoe}}
* Navajo: {{tt|nv|kʼaalógii}}
* Neapolitan: {{tt|nap|palomma|f}}
* Nepali: {{tt|ne|पुतली|tr=putali}}
* Ngaju: {{tt|nij|kakupo}}
* Ngarrindjeri: {{tt|nay|lompalampi}}, {{t|nay|ngartari}}
* Ngiyambaa: {{tt|wyb|pilyu-pilyuka}}
* Nogai: {{tt|nog|куьпелек}}
* Norman: {{tt|nrf|papillote|f}} {{qualifier|Jersey}}
* Northern Altai: {{t|atv|кӧбӧлек}}
* Northern Catanduanes Bicolano: {{tt|cts|karibangbang}}
* Northern Kankanay: {{tt|xnn|palikwawa}}
* Northern Mansi: {{t-check|mns-nor|ла̄панты}} {{attention|mns-nor|check that this is Northern Mansi and not some other variety}}
* Northern Ndebele: {{tt|nd|ivevane|c5|c6}}
* Northern Paiute: {{tt|pao|tsoapu}}
* Northern Pomo: {{tt|pej|ʔuytʰoktok}}
* Northern Sotho: {{tt|nso|serurubele}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{tt+|nb|sommerfugl|m}}, {{t|nb|fivreld|m|n}}, {{t|nb|fryvil|m}}
*: Nynorsk: {{tt|nn|sommarfugl|m}}, {{tt|nn|sumarfugl|m}}, {{tt+|nn|fivreld|n}}, {{tt+|nn|fivrelde|n}}, {{tt|nn|marihøne|f}} {{qualifier|some dialects}}
* Nyunga: {{tt|nys|bataplai}}, {{tt|nys|bindi bindi}}, {{tt|nys|ban-ban}}
* Nzadi: {{tt|nzd|ipááfǔl}}
* Nǀuu: {{tt|ngh|purukutsi}}
* O'odham: {{tt|ood|hohokimal}}
* Occitan: {{tt+|oc|parpalhòl|m}}, {{tt|oc|parpalhòc|m}}, {{tt+|oc|parpalhon|m}}
* Odia: {{tt+|or|ପ୍ରଜାପତି}}
* Ojibwe: {{tt|oj|memengwaa}}
* Okinawan: {{tt|ryu|はべる|tr=haberu}}
* Old English: {{tt|ang|fīfalde|f}}
* Old High German: {{tt|goh|fīfaltra}}, {{tt|goh|fīfaltara}}
* Old Norse: {{tt|non|fīfrildi}}
* Old Saxon: {{tt|osx|fīfoldara}}
* Old Tupi: {{t|tpw|panama}}, {{t|tpw|panapanã}}, {{t|tpw|panapanama}}
* Oromo: {{tt|om|biillaacha}}
* Ossetian: {{tt|os|гӕлӕбу}}
* Otomi:
*: Mezquital: {{tt|ote|tu̱mu̱}}
* Ottoman Turkish: {{t|ota|كلبك|tr=kelebek}}
* Paiwan: {{tt|pwn|kalidrungudrungulj}}
* Palantla Chinantec: {{tt|cpa|chi²tsǿ²}}
* Palauan: {{tt|pau|bangikoi}}
* Papiamentu: {{tt|pap|barbulètè}}, {{tt|pap|barbulèt}}
* Pashto: {{tt|ps|شاپرک|m|tr=šāparak}}, {{tt+|ps|پروانه|f|tr=parwāna}}, {{tt|ps|پتنګ|m|tr=patang}}
* Pawnee: {{t|paw|awiitakaaruʼ}}
* Persian:
*: Dari: {{tt+|prs|شَوْپَرَک}}, {{tt+|prs|پَرْوَانَه}}
*: Iranian Persian: {{tt+|fa-ira|پَرْوانِه}}, {{tt|fa-ira|پِرْپِروک}} {{qualifier|dialectal}}
* Phuthi: {{tt|bnt-phu|sirûrûbëlë|c7|c8}}
* Pipil: {{tt|ppl|papalut}}
* Pirahã: {{tt|myp|sibíoí}}
* Pitjantjatjara: {{tt|pjt|pinta-pinta}}
* Plains Cree: {{tt|crk|ᑲᒫᒪᐠ}}, {{tt|crk|kamâmak}}
* Plautdietsch: {{tt|pdt|Sommavoagel|n}}
* Polish: {{tt+|pl|motyl|m}}
* Portuguese: {{tt+|pt|borboleta|f}}, {{tt+|pt|panapaná|m}} {{qualifier|Brazil}}
* Punjabi: {{tt|pa|ਤਿਤਲੀ|f}}
* Purepecha: {{tt|pua|parakata}}
* Quechua: {{tt|qu|pillpintu}}
* Romani: {{tt|rom|lepetka}}
* Romanian: {{tt+|ro|fluture|m}}
* Romansch: {{tt|rm|spler|m}}, {{tt|rm|tgiralla|f}}, {{tt|rm|tschitta|f}}
* Russian: {{tt+|ru|ба́бочка|f}}, {{tt+|ru|мотылёк|m}}, {{tt+|ru|моты́ль|m}}
* Rwanda-Rundi:
*: Kinyarwanda: {{tt|rw|ikinyugunyugu|c7|c8}}
* S'gaw Karen: {{tt|ksw|စီးကပ့ၤ}}, {{tt|ksw|စီၤကပ့ၤ}}
* Saanich: {{tt|str|sk̕ʷəw̕lex̣əʔ}}
* Sami:
*: Kildin Sami: {{tt|sjd|а̄льп}}
*: Northern Sami: {{tt|se|beaiveloddi}}
* Samoan: {{tt|sm|pepe}}
* Sanskrit: {{tt+|sa|पतंगम}}, {{tt+|sa|शलभ|m}}
* Santali: {{tt|sat|ᱯᱤᱯᱲᱤᱚᱝ}}
* Saramaccan: {{tt|srm|adömítö}}, {{tt|srm|azöbítötö}}
* Sardinian: {{tt|sc|mariavolavola|m}}, {{tt|sc|cabagasu|m}}, {{tt|sc|maniposa|f}}
* Saterland Frisian: {{tt|stq|Flitterke|f}}
* Scanian: {{tt|gmq-scy|sømmarfuğl|m}}
* Scots: {{tt|sco|butterflee}}
* Scottish Gaelic: {{tt|gd|dearbadan-de|m}}, {{tt+|gd|dealan-dè|m}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{tt|sh|ле̏птӣр|m}}
*: Roman: {{tt+|sh|lȅptīr|m}}
* Seri: {{tt|sei|seenel}}
* Seychellois Creole: {{tt|crs|papiyon}}
* Sherpa: {{t|xsr|བ་ལིབ}}
* Shipibo-Conibo: {{tt|shp|pempén}}
* Shona: {{tt|sn|shavishavi}}
* Shoshone: {{tt|shh|a'yapodoongi}}, {{tt|shh|a'ipputoonkih}} {{qualifier|Western Shoshoni}}
* Sicilian: {{tt+|scn|parpagghiuni|m}}
* Sidamo: {{tt|sid|bilach'a}}
* Silesian: {{tt|szl|szmaterlok|m}}
* Sindhi: {{tt+|sd|پوپٽ|m|tr=popaṭu}}
* Sinhalese: {{tt|si|සමනළ}}, {{tt+|si|සමනලයා}}
* Slovak: {{tt+|sk|motýľ|m}}
* Slovene: {{tt+|sl|metulj|m}}
* Somali: {{tt|so|balanbaalis|f}}, {{tt|so|babbisjinni|m}}
* Sorbian:
*: Lower Sorbian: {{tt|dsb|mjatel|m}}
*: Upper Sorbian: {{tt|hsb|mjetel|m}}
* Sotho: {{tt|st|sororomele}}, {{tt+|st|serurubele}}
* Southern Altai: {{tt|alt|кӧбӧлӧк}}
* Southern Amami Ōshima: {{tt|ams|ハブぃラ|tr=habïra}}
* Southern Kalinga: {{tt|ksc|ullapoy}}
* Southern Sierra Miwok: {{tt|skd|kiṭīlah}}
* Spanish: {{tt+|es|mariposa|f}}
* Sranan Tongo: {{tt|srn|kapelka}}
* Sumerian: {{tt|sux|𒄵|tr=giriš}}
* Sundanese: {{tt|su|kukupu}}
* Susu: {{tt|sus|chuani}}
* Svan: {{tt|sva|პერპელ}}
* Swahili: {{tt+|sw|kipepeo|c7|c8}}
* Swazi: {{tt|ss|luvivane|c11|c10}}
* Swedish: {{tt+|sv|fjäril|c}}, {{tt+|sv|dagfjäril|c}}
* Sylheti: {{tt|syl|ꠌꠇꠞ}}
* Tabasaran: {{tt|tab|ппазиппенд}}
* Tagalog: {{tt|tl|paruparo}}, {{tt|tl|mariposa}}
* Tagish: {{tt|tgx|lelā}}
* Tahitian: {{tt|ty|pepe}} {{qualifier|daytime}}, {{tt|ty|pūrehua}} {{qualifier|night}}
* Taíno: {{tt|tnq|tanama}}
* Taita: {{tt|dav|kifurute}}
* Tajik: {{tt+|tg|шапалак}}, {{tt|tg|шабпара}}
* Tamil: {{tt+|ta|வண்ணத்துப்பூச்சி}}, {{tt+|ta|பட்டாம்பூச்சி}}
* Tarifit: {{t|rif|afarṭu|m}}, {{t|rif|taḥjijat|f}}
* Tat: {{tt|ttt|пелпелек|tr=pelpelek}}
* Tatar: {{tt+|tt|күбәләк}}
* Tausug: {{t|tsg|kabakaba}}
* Tboli: {{tt|tbl|kbangi}}
* Telugu: {{tt|te|సీతాకోక చిలుక}}
* Tenango Otomi: {{tt|otn|tømø}}
* Tetum: {{tt|tet|kopukopu}}, {{tt|tet|kukulai}}
* Tewa: {{tt|tew|pojoaque}}
* Thai: {{tt+|th|ผีเสื้อ}}
* Tibetan: {{tt|bo|ཕྱེ་མ་ལེབ}}, {{tt|bo|ཕྱེ་ལེབ}}, {{tt|bo|ཅེམ་ཅེམ་མ}}
* Tigre: {{tt|tig|tsenblale}}
* Tigrinya: {{tt+|ti|ጽምብላሊዕ}}
* Tiruray: {{tt|tiy|kélibangbang}}
* Tiwi: {{tt|tiw|kwarikwaringa|f}}
* Tlingit: {{tt|tli|tleilóo}}, {{t|tli|ḵaa daa l'eix̱í}}
* Tofa: {{tt|kim|һебеген|tr=hebegen}}
* Tok Pisin: {{tt|tpi|bataplai}}, {{tt|tpi|bembe}}
* Tongan: {{t|to|pepe}}
* Tsonga: {{tt|ts|phapharati}}
* Tswana: {{tt|tn|serurubele|c7}}
* Tujia:
*: Northern Tujia: {{t|tji|taxsix}}
* Tundra Nenets: {{tt|yrk|ламбрё|tr=lambrjo}}
* Tupinambá: {{tt|tpn|panama}}
* Turkish: {{tt+|tr|kelebek}}
* Turkmen: {{tt|tk|kebelek}}
* Tuvan: {{tt|tyv|ховаган}}
* Tzotzil: {{tt|tzo|pepen}}
* Tày: {{t|tyz|bỉ}}
* Udi: {{tt|udi|pepalak}}, {{tt|udi|phephalak}}
* Udihe: {{tt|ude|гэптэ|tr=gəptə}}
* Udmurt: {{tt|udm|бубыли}}
* Ukrainian: {{tt+|uk|мете́лик|m}}
* Urdu: {{tt|ur|تِتْلی|f}}
* Urubú-Kaapor: {{tt|urb|iyenye}}, {{tt|urb|yenjè}}
* Urum: {{tt|uum|гомалака}}, {{tt|uum|гӧбелек}}, {{tt|uum|гӧмелек}}, {{tt|uum|гӱбелек}}, {{tt|uum|кӱбелек}}
* Usila Chinantec: {{tt|cuc|a¹seg⁴}}
* Uyghur: {{tt|ug|كېپىنەك}}
* Uzbek: {{tt+|uz|kapalak}}
* Veps: {{tt|vep|lipkaine}}
* Vietnamese: {{tt+|vi|bươm bướm}}, {{tt+|vi|bướm}}
* Vilamovian: {{tt|wym|mulkiadrymuł|m}}
* Virgin Islands Creole: {{tt|vic|zanimo}}
* Volapük: {{tt+|vo|pab}}
* Võro: {{tt|vro|tsibiläne}}, {{tt|vro|liblik}}
* Vurës: {{tt|msn|rōm}}
* Walloon: {{tt+|wa|påwion|m}}
* Waray-Waray: {{tt|war|alibangbang}}, {{tt|war|rapudapo}}
* Warlpiri: {{tt|wbp|cinci-maɭu-maɭu}}
* Wastek: {{tt|hus|lemtutu}}
* Welsh: {{tt|cy|pilipala|m}}, {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{tt+|cy|pili-pala}}, {{qualifier|standard}} {{tt+|cy|iâr fach yr haf}}, {{tt+|cy|glöyn byw|m}}, {{tt|cy|pilipalod|m-p}}
* West Coast Bajau: {{tt|bdr|kelebambang}}
* West Flemish: {{tt|vls|vlienders|m}}
* West Frisian: {{tt+|fy|flinter|c}}
* White Hmong: {{tt|mww|npooj npaim}}
* Wik-Mungkan: {{tt|wim|konkoniyang}}
* Wik-Ngathana: {{tt|wig|kalpakalpay}}
* Wiradjuri: {{tt|wrh|buuja-buuja}}
* Wolaytta: {{tt|wal|mukaw}}
* Wolof: {{tt|wo|lëpp-lëpp bi}}
* Xhosa: {{tt|xh|ibhabhathane|c5|c6}}
* Yakut: {{tt|sah|лыах}}, {{t|sah|үрүмэччи}}
* Yámana: {{tt|yag|yamostálla}}
* Yaqui: {{tt|yaq|baiseeboli}}
* Yiddish: {{tt|yi|זומער־פֿייגעלע|n}}, {{tt|yi|פֿלאַטערל|n}}, {{tt|yi|פּיאַטלינקע|f}}, {{t|yi|באַבעטשקע|f}}
* Yindjibarndi: {{tt|yij|gawarliwarli}}
* Yogad: {{t|yog|alibámban}}
* Yoruba: {{tt|yo|labalábá}}
* Yucatec Maya: {{tt|yua|péepen}}, {{tt|yua|péepem}}
* Yup'ik: {{tt|esu|caqelngataq}}
* Yurok: {{tt|yur|werrp}}
* Zazaki: {{tt|zza|perperık|m}}, {{tt|zza|pılpılık}}, {{tt|zza|perpelek|f}}
* Zenzontepec Chatino: {{tt|czn|kwiylīxí}}
* Zhuang: {{tt|za|mbaj}}
* Zulu: {{tt+|zu|uvemvane|c11|c10}}
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{{trans-top|butterfly tape}}
* Czech: {{tt|cs|motýlek}}
* Finnish: {{tt|fi|perhoslaastari}}
* French: {{t|fr|pansement papillon|m}}
* Swahili: {{tt+|sw|kipepeo}}
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{{trans-see|id=Q245249|swimming stroke|butterfly stroke}}

{{trans-top|plane curve that looks like a butterfly}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|perhoskäyrä}}
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{{trans-top|sensation}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|[[perhosia]] [[vatsassa]]}}
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{{trans-top|someone seen as unserious, flighty and unreliable}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|tuuliviiri}}
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{{trans-top|finance: type of combination of four options}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|perhonen}}, {{t|fi|perhosoptio}}
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{{trans-top|random change working through butterfly effect}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|[[perhosen]] [[siivenisku]]}}
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{{trans-top|sports: type of stretch}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|perhosvenytys}}
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{{trans-top|person who changes partners frequently}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|elostelija}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|farfallone|m}}
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* Aragonese: {{t-check|an|birabolas}}, {{t-check|an|pitazana}}
* Argobba: {{t-check|agj|billambilloot}}
* Aymara: {{t-check|ay|taparacu}}
* Baagandji: {{t-check|drl|bilyululijga}}
* Gafat: {{t-check|gft|billambilloot}}
* Harari: {{t-check|har|billambilloot}}
* Inor: {{t-check|ior|billambilloot}}
* Iyojwa'ja Chorote: {{t-check|crt|choqoq}}
* Iyo'wujwa Chorote: {{t-check|crq|choqoq}}
* Kistane: {{t-check|gru|billambilloot}}
* Kongo: {{t-check|kg|lumbebeba}}
* Maca: {{t-check|mca|choqoq}}
* Mentawai: {{t-check|mwv|angiak}}
* Mesmes: {{t-check|mys|billambilloot}}
* Minangkabau: {{t-check|min|angiak}}
* Sebat Bet Gurage: {{t-check|sgw|billambilloot}}
* Silt'e: {{t-check|stv|billambilloot}}
* Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay: {{t-check|mzh|choqoq}}
* Wichí Lhamtés Nocten: {{t-check|mtp|choqoq}}
* Wichí Lhamtés Vejoz: {{t-check|wlv|choqoq}}
* Wolane: {{t-check|wle|billambilloot}}
* Zay: {{t-check|zwa|billambilloot}}
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===Verb===
{{en-verb}}

# {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[cut]] ([[food]]) almost entirely in [[half]] and [[spread]] the halves [[apart]], in a shape [[suggest]]ing the [[wing]]s of a [[#Noun|butterfly]].
#: {{co|en|'''butterflied''' shrimp}}
#: {{ux|en|'''Butterfly''' the chicken before you grill it.}}
# {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[cut]] [[strip]]s of [[surgical]] [[tape]] or [[plaster]]s into [[thin]] [[strip]]s, and [[place]] [[across]] (a [[gaping]] [[wound]]) to [[close]] it.
#* {{quote-book|en|year=2006|author=Paul Garber|title=Newton's Force|page=256|passage=After everyone had obeyed his commands, the lieutenant motioned for two medics that now appeared to enter the room and attend to Dr. Carter. They bandaged him up, '''butterflying''' some of the deeper gashes and gave him a couple of shots.}}
# {{lb|en|transitive|of the [[point of divergence]] of an [[alternate history]] scenario}} To cause events after the point of divergence to not [[happen]] as they did in [[real]] [[history]], and people [[conceive]]d after the point of divergence to not [[exist]] in [[recognizable]] form, due to the [[random]] [[variation]]s [[introduce]]d by the [[butterfly effect]].
#: {{ux|en|Pearl Harbor not happening would've '''butterflied''' Taylor Swift.}}

===See also===
* {{l|en|caterpillar}}
* {{l|en|flutterby}}
* {{l|en|moth}}
* [[Appendix:Animals]]
* [[Appendix:English collective nouns]]

===References===
<references/>

===Further reading===
* {{R:commons}}
* {{pedia}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=beflrttuy|flutterby}}

{{C|en|Alternate history|Butterflies|Insects|Swimming}}

==Danish==

===Noun===
{{da-noun|en|}}

# [[bowtie]]

====Inflection====
{{da-noun-infl|en|}}