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Butterfly Gives A Firm Penetrating Nip Crossword Clue

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noun

• European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot

• male peafowl; having a crested head and very large fanlike tail marked with iridescent eyes or spots

44%4 It may get a nip on "Nip/Tuck"
noun

• the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth

• a fullness and looseness of the flesh of the lower cheek and jaw (characteristic of aging)

30%5 Tending to snap or nip at others
adjective

• Having a tendency to bite aggressively

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