SULPHUR BUTTERFLY Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the phrase sulphur butterfly. (close relations)
Definition of SULPHUR BUTTERFLY
Best Alternative Words for SULPHUR BUTTERFLY
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brimstone | nounn | |||||||
noun • an old name for sulfur | ||||||||
canary | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police • a female singer • a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge • any of several small Old World finches adjective satellite • having the color of a canary; of a light to moderate yellow | ||||||||
gold | nounn | |||||||
noun • coins made of gold • a deep yellow color • a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia • great wealth • something likened to the metal in brightness or preciousness or superiority etc. adjective satellite • made from or covered with gold • having the deep slightly brownish color of gold | ||||||||
lemon | nounn | |||||||
noun • yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh • a strong yellow color • a small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is widely cultivated for its fruit • a distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons • an artifact (especially an automobile) that is defective or unsatisfactory | ||||||||
sulfur | nounn | |||||||
noun • an abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element; best known in yellow crystals; occurs in many sulphide and sulphate minerals and even in native form (especially in volcanic regions) verb • treat with sulphur in order to preserve | ||||||||
yellow | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons adjective satellite • of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk • easily frightened • changed to a yellowish color by age • typical of tabloids • cowardly or treacherous • affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc verb • turn yellow | ||||||||
sulfur butterfly | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • any of numerous yellow or orange butterflies |