rare butterfly

collocation in English

meaningsofrareandbutterfly

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rare
adjective
uk
/reər/us
/rer/
not common or frequent; ...
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butterfly
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbʌt.ə.flaɪ/us
/ˈbʌt̬.ɚ.flaɪ/
a type of insect with large, often brightly ...
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(Definition ofrareandbutterflyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I was surprised to learn that the price of ararebutterflyis very considerable.
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I also trust that there will be another attempt to protect ararebutterfly.
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The island is also inhabited by a number ofrarebutterflyspecies.
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He goes out of town, looking for ararebutterflyto add to his collection.
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The 40acre ha habitat is home to the second-largest population of therarebutterfly.
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Thisrarebutterflyis threatened by a number of factors, the most important of which is habitat destruction and modification caused by urban development in the species' region.
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Rodney reads an article about ararebutterfly, and a butterfly collector's desire to catch it and pay a large sum of money to whoever brings it to him.
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The real worry is that there are some rather rare butterflies several hundred yards from where the experiment is being carried out.
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I believe that there are rare butterflies to be found there.
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Perhaps in post offices and on public notice boards there should be diagrams and pictures of these rare butterflies and birds that are not allowed to be taken.
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Even bats, amphibians, rainbow trouts and rare butterflies can be found in and by the water run.
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These beautiful and rare butterflies were reintroduced to the nature reserve in 2002, after being extinct in the county since the 1960s.
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Its chemical diffusions, shady canopy and its thick litter inhibit other plant species from establishing themselves with the occasional exception of plants which support rare butterflies.
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