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blue (butterfly)Any member of the widely occurring lepidopteran family Lycaenidae. Adults, sometimes known as gossamer-winged butterflies, are small and delicate, with a wingspan of 0.75–1.5 in. (18–38 mm). Blues are rapid fliers, and most species have iridescent wings. Larvae are short, broad, and sluglike. Some species secrete honeydew, a sweet by-product of digestion that attracts ants, which stroke the larvae with their legs to stimulate honeydew secretion. blue in American flag, symbolizes justice. [Color Symbolism: Leach, 242; Jobes, 356] See : Justice
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| He wore blue silk stockings, blue knee pants with gold buckles, a blue ruffled waist and a jacket of bright blue braided with gold. He found the blue light, and made her a signal to draw him up again. The Blue Light Drug Store is downtown, between the Bowery and First Avenue, where the distance between the two streets is the shortest. |
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