orange-tip
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Orange-tip butterflies, one of the earliest species to emerge, are among those potentially affected.
From BBC
Species like the orange-tip, peacockand ringlethave moved further and further north, away from the rising warmth and humidity.
From Salon
Some manufacturers fought the orange-tip requirement, designed as a signal to police that a gun is just a toy, “because it delegitimized the appeal of their product,” he says.
From Washington Post
Some manufacturers fought the orange-tip requirement, designed as a signal to police that a gun is just a toy, "because it delegitimized the appeal of their product," he says.
From Chicago Tribune
Here are the last of the ten stamps featuring the orange-tip, small copper, marsh fritillary and brimstone butterflies.
From Children's BBC
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