"butterfly mine" meaning in All languages combined

See butterfly mine on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: butterfly mines [plural]
Etymology: From being a mine that has an appearance reminiscent of a butterfly. Head templates: {{en-noun}} butterfly mine (plural butterfly mines)
  1. A type of winged air-dispersed and air-dropped anti-personnel landmine, typically without metal parts, so undetectable by usual metal detectors for landmines; looking like a child's toy. Synonyms: child killer, kid killer, pedal mine Hypernyms: land mine, landmine, mine
    Sense id: en-butterfly_mine-en-noun-5VJ-EWpw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        },
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      "glosses": [
        "A type of winged air-dispersed and air-dropped anti-personnel landmine, typically without metal parts, so undetectable by usual metal detectors for landmines; looking like a child's toy."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "land mine"
        },
        {
          "word": "landmine"
        },
        {
          "word": "mine"
        }
      ],
      "id": "en-butterfly_mine-en-noun-5VJ-EWpw",
      "links": [
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          "landmine#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "child killer"
        },
        {
          "word": "kid killer"
        },
        {
          "word": "pedal mine"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "butterfly mine"
}
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  "etymology_text": "From being a mine that has an appearance reminiscent of a butterfly.",
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  ],
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    },
    {
      "word": "landmine"
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    {
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        "A type of winged air-dispersed and air-dropped anti-personnel landmine, typically without metal parts, so undetectable by usual metal detectors for landmines; looking like a child's toy."
      ],
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          "landmine",
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        ]
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    }
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "child killer"
    },
    {
      "word": "kid killer"
    },
    {
      "word": "pedal mine"
    }
  ],
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}

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