Phrase guide

small white

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A small, white butterfly Pieris rapae, of the family Pieridae, that damages Brassica rapa crops in temperate regions worldwide.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

A domestic pig of a British breed developed in the early 19th century by cross-breeding the traditional Old Yorkshire, a large white pig, with imported Chinese pigs.

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noun

Meaning 3

small widely distributed form

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Pieris rapae

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cabbage butterfly

History

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: lille kålsommerfugl — Pieris rapae
  • Dutch: klein koolwitje — Pieris rapae
  • Finnish: naurisperhonen — Pieris rapae
  • German: kleiner Kohlweißling — Pieris rapae
  • Hungarian: répalepke — Pieris rapae
  • Japanese: 紋白蝶 (monshirochō) — Pieris rapae
  • Navajo: kʼaalógiiłgaígíí — Pieris rapae
  • Norwegian Bokmål: liten kålsommerfugl — Pieris rapae
  • Polish: bielinek rzepnik — Pieris rapae
  • Russian: ре́пница (répnica) — Pieris rapae
  • Russian: беля́нка ре́пная (beljánka répnaja) — Pieris rapae
  • Swedish: rovfjäril — Pieris rapae