"quaker" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: quakers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} quaker (plural quakers)
  1. Quaker
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  2. (entomology) Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Pithecops. Categories (topical): Entomology Categories (lifeform): Gossamer-winged butterflies
    Sense id: en-quaker-en-noun-Pew6kSIl Disambiguation of Gossamer-winged butterflies: 6 94 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 3 97 Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: quakerfish (taxonomic: Malacanthus brevirostris)

Inflected forms

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