Phrase guide

butterfly net

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A small net with attached handle used to collect butterflies and other insect species.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

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18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: сачо́к (sačók) — net used to collect butterflies
  • Catalan: caçapapallones — net used to collect butterflies
  • Catalan: salabret — net used to collect butterflies
  • Chinese Mandarin: 捕蟲網 /捕虫网 (bǔchóngwǎng) — net used to collect butterflies
  • Chinese Mandarin: 捕網 /捕网 (bǔwǎng) — net used to collect butterflies
  • Chinese Mandarin: 蝴蝶網 /蝴蝶网 (húdiéwǎng) — net used to collect butterflies
  • Dutch: vlindernet — net used to collect butterflies
  • Estonian: liblikavõrk — net used to collect butterflies
  • Finnish: perhoshaavi — net used to collect butterflies
  • French: filet à papillons — net used to collect butterflies
  • German: Schmetterlingsnetz — net used to collect butterflies
  • Italian: acchiappafarfalle — net used to collect butterflies
  • Japanese: バタフライネット (batafurainetto) — net used to collect butterflies
  • Portuguese: puçá — net used to collect butterflies
  • Romanian: plasă de prins fluturi — net used to collect butterflies
  • Russian: сачо́к (sačók) — net used to collect butterflies
  • Ukrainian: сачо́к (sačók) — net used to collect butterflies
  • Welsh: rhwyd ddal gwyfynod — net used to collect butterflies