comma butterfly

Noun

Synonyms: comma comma butterfly Polygonia comma

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

anglewing butterfly with a comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wingSynonyms: comma comma butterfly Polygonia comma

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Comma \Com"ma\, n. [L. comma part of a sentence, comma, Gr. ? clause, fr. ? to cut off. Cf. Capon.]

1.A character or point [,] marking the smallest divisions of a sentence, written or printed. [1913 Webster]

2.(Mus.) A small interval (the difference between a major and minor half step), seldom used except by tuners. [1913 Webster]

Comma bacillus (Physiol.), a variety of bacillus shaped like a comma, found in the intestines of patients suffering from cholera. It is considered by some as having a special relation to the disease; -- called also cholera bacillus.

Comma butterfly (Zool.), an American butterfly (Grapta comma), having a white comma-shaped marking on the under side of the wings. [1913 Webster]