butterfly

Definitions

• A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring.
• A use of surgical tape, cut into thin strips and placed across an open wound to hold it closed.
• (swimming) The butterfly stroke.
• (in plural) A sensation of excited anxiety felt in the stomach.
• (now) Someone seen as being unserious and (originally) dressed gaudily; someone flighty and unreliable.