Butterfly Wing

Butterfly

Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterised by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossils have been dated to the Paleocene, about 56 million years ago, though molecular evidence suggests that they likely originated in the Cretaceous.

Wing

A wing is a structure which produces both lift and drag while moving through air. Wings are defined by two shape characteristics, an airfoil section and a planform. Wing efficiency is expressed as lift-to-drag ratio, which compares the benefit of lift with the air resistance of a given wing shape, as it flies. Aerodynamics includes the study of wing performance in air.

butterfly

Noun

1. A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}

Verb

1. To cut (food) almost entirely in half and spread the halves apart, in a shape suggesting the wings of a butterfly.
2. To cut strips of surgical tape or plasters into thin strips, and place across (a gaping wound) to close it.

wing

Noun

1. An appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly.
2. A fin at the side of a ray or similar fish.

Verb

1. To injure slightly (as with a gunshot), especially in the wing or arm.
2. To fly.