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Define the word Comma butterfly

"Comma butterfly" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

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.
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   2. (Mus.) A small interval (the difference between a major
      and minor half step), seldom used except by tuners.
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   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.
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"comma butterfly" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"

comma butterfly
     n : anglewing butterfly with a comma-shaped mark on the
         underside of each hind wing [syn: comma, Polygonia comma]