"butterfly mine" meaning in English

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Noun

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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          "word": "land mine"
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          "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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