"butterfly knife" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: butterfly knives [plural]
Etymology: Compound of butterfly + knife from the opening motion of the knife. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Compound}} Compound, {{com+|en|butterfly|knife}} Compound of butterfly + knife Head templates: {{en-noun|butterfly knives}} butterfly knife (plural butterfly knives)
  1. A folding pocket knife with two handles counter-rotating around the tang such that, when closed, the blade is concealed within grooves in the handles. Wikipedia link: butterfly knife Categories (topical): Weapons Synonyms: balisong, Batangas knife Translations (folding pocket knife): 蝴蝶刀 (húdiédāo) (Chinese Mandarin), motýlek [masculine] (Czech), butterflykniv [common-gender] (Danish), vlindermes [neuter] (Dutch), perhosveitsi (Finnish), balisong [masculine] (French), Butterflymesser [neuter] (German), πεταλούδα (petaloúda) [feminine] (Greek), バタフライナイフ (batafurainaifu) (Japanese), nóż motylkowy [masculine] (Polish), faca borboleta [feminine] (Portuguese), canivete borboleta [masculine] (Portuguese), нож-ба́бочка (nož-bábočka) [masculine] (Russian), балисо́нг (balisóng) [masculine] (Russian), butterflykniv [common-gender] (Swedish)

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