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butterfly in Finnish

butterfly in Finnish

perhonen
noun
A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring. [from 11th c.]
päiväperhonen
noun
A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring. [from 11th c.]
perhoskäyrä
noun
Any of several plane curves that look like a butterfly; see Butterfly curve (transcendental) and Butterfly curve (algebraic).
perhoslaastari
noun
Any of several plane curves that look like a butterfly; see Butterfly curve (transcendental) and Butterfly curve (algebraic).
perhosia vatsassa
noun
(in plural) Ellipsis of butterflies in one’s stomach (“A sensation of excited anxiety felt in the stomach”).
tuuliviiri
noun
(now, rare) Someone seen as being unserious and (originally) dressed gaudily; someone flighty and unreliable. [from 17th c.]
perhonen
noun
(finance) A combination of four options of the same type at three strike prices giving limited profit and limited risk.
perhosoptio
noun
(finance) A combination of four options of the same type at three strike prices giving limited profit and limited risk.
perhosen siivenisku
noun
(alternate history) A random change in an aspect of the timeline seemingly unrelated to the primary point of divergence, resulting from the butterfly effect.
perhosvenytys
noun
(sports) A type of stretch in which one sits on the ground with the legs folded into a shape like that of a butterfly's wings, slightly rocking them up and down, resembling the wings fluttering.
elostelija
noun
A person who changes partners frequently.
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