butterfly – English-suomi Translations in WikDict

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butterfly noun /ˈbʌtə(ɹ)flaɪ/ , [ˈbʌtəflaɪ] , [ˈbʌɾɚflaɪ]
A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring. [from 11th c.]	perhonen, päiväperhonen
A person who changes partners frequently.	elostelija
(finance) A combination of four options of the same type at three strike prices giving limited profit and limited risk.	perhonen, perhosoptio
(alternate history) A random change in an aspect of the timeline seemingly unrelated to the primary point of divergence, resulting from the butterfly effect.	perhosen siivenisku
(in plural) Ellipsis of butterflies in one’s stomach (“A sensation of excited anxiety felt in the stomach”).	perhosia vatsassa
Any of several plane curves that look like a butterfly; see Butterfly curve (transcendental) and Butterfly curve (algebraic).	perhoskäyrä, perhoslaastari
(sports) A type of stretch in which one sits on the ground with the legs folded into a shape like that of a butterfly's wings, slightly rocking them up and down, resembling the wings fluttering.	perhosvenytys
(now, rare) Someone seen as being unserious and (originally) dressed gaudily; someone flighty and unreliable. [from 17th c.]	tuuliviiri

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