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metalmark
[
met
-l-mahrk ]
SHOW IPA
/ ˈmɛt lˌmɑrk /
PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun
any of the small, mostly tropical butterflies of the family Riodinidae, often having metallic-colored flecks on the wings.
Origin of metalmark
First recorded in 1905–10;
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