hairstreak

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hairstreak

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From hair + streak.

noun hairstreaks

Any of many butterflies, of the subfamily Theclinae, that have hairlike projections on the back wings.

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@misc{hairstreak_2026,
  title = {hairstreak},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hairstreak},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}