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holly blue

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A blue butterfly, Celastrina argiolus, of the family Lycaenidae.

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6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: boomblauwtje — butterfly
  • Finnish: paatsamasinisiipi — butterfly
  • Japanese: 瑠璃小灰蝶 (ruri shijimi) — butterfly
  • Russian: голубя́нка весе́нняя (golubjánka vesénnjaja) — butterfly
  • Russian: голубя́нка круши́нная (golubjánka krušínnaja) — butterfly
  • Russian: голубя́нка аргио́лус (golubjánka argiólus) — butterfly