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kaaliperhonen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • white adj Reflecting all wavelengths of visible light equally; having the colour of snow or milk.

Senses

kaaliperhonen is used for these senses in English:

  • cabbage white (entomology) Any of various largely white butterflies with dark markings in the family Pieridae, especially the species Pieris brassicae, Pieris canidia, and Pieris rapae.
  • large white The big, white and black butterfly Pieris brassicae, of the family Pieridae.
  • pierid (entomology) Any member of the butterfly family Pieridae.
  • white Any butterfly of the subfamily Pierinae in the family Pieridae.

white — full definition

  1. adj Reflecting all wavelengths of visible light equally; having the colour of snow or milk.
  2. adj Pale, as from shock, fear, or illness.
  3. noun A member of a light-skinned population, especially one of European descent.
  4. verb To make something white; to whiten or bleach.

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