"butterfly net" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: butterfly nets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} butterfly net (plural butterfly nets)
  1. A small net with attached handle used to collect butterflies and other insect species. Wikipedia link: butterfly net Categories (lifeform): Butterflies Translations (net used to collect butterflies): сачо́к (sačók) [masculine] (Belarusian), caçapapallones [masculine] (Catalan), salabret [masculine] (Catalan), 捕蟲網 (Chinese Mandarin), 捕虫网 (bǔchóngwǎng) (Chinese Mandarin), 捕網 (Chinese Mandarin), 捕网 (bǔwǎng) (Chinese Mandarin), 蝴蝶網 (Chinese Mandarin), 蝴蝶网 (húdiéwǎng) (Chinese Mandarin), vlindernet (Dutch), liblikavõrk (Estonian), perhoshaavi (Finnish), filet à papillons [masculine] (French), Schmetterlingsnetz [neuter] (German), acchiappafarfalle [masculine] (Italian), バタフライネット (batafurainetto) (Japanese), puçá [masculine] (Portuguese), сачо́к (sačók) [masculine] (Russian), сачо́к (sačók) [masculine] (Ukrainian), rhwyd ddal gwyfynod [feminine] (Welsh)

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