"flutterby" meaning in English

See flutterby in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-flutterby.wav Forms: flutterbies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} flutterby (plural flutterbies)
  1. (childish or Northumbria) Spoonerism of butterfly Tags: Northumbria, childish Categories (lifeform): Butterflies

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