Graphium

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A stylus (for writing).
  2. 2
    A butterfly of the genus Graphium.

    "Most graphiums have a speckled pattern, and they are fast fliers."

Example

More examples

"Most graphiums have a speckled pattern, and they are fast fliers."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin graphium (“stylus”). Doublet of graft.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from translingual Graphium, from Latin graphium (“stylus”). Doublet of graft.

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