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small skipper

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A small, bright orange and brown butterfly, Thymelicus sylvestris, of the family Hesperiidae.

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  • Hungarian: barna busalepke — butterfly
  • Russian: толстоголо́вка се́льская (tolstogolóvka sélʹskaja) — butterfly
  • Russian: толстоголо́вка жёлтая (tolstogolóvka žóltaja) — butterfly
  • Russian: жёлто-о́христая бронзовокры́лка (žólto-óxristaja bronzovokrýlka) — butterfly
  • Russian: толстоголо́вка за́падная лесна́я (tolstogolóvka západnaja lesnája) — butterfly
  • Russian: толстоголо́вка лесна́я (tolstogolóvka lesnája) — butterfly
  • Scottish Gaelic: sùrdagan beag — butterfly