"checkerspot" meaning in All languages combined

See checkerspot on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: checkerspots [plural]
Etymology: From checker + spot. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|checker|spot}} checker + spot Head templates: {{en-noun}} checkerspot (plural checkerspots)
  1. Any of a group of butterflies of the subfamily Nymphalinae whose wings bear a checkered, spotted pattern.
    Sense id: en-checkerspot-en-noun-XCN5F-1M Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Nymphalid butterflies

Inflected forms

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