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Definition of morpho in English: morphonounPlural morphos ˈmɔːfəʊˈmôrfō A large tropical butterfly, the male of which has bright blue iridescent wings. Native to the Central and South American rainforests, large numbers are caught each year for use in the jewellery trade. 闪蛱蝶 Genus Morpho, subfamily Morphinae, family Nymphalidae Example sentencesExamples - Its a morpho, and its wings transform from a brilliant blue in the early morning to black and white at night, when it imitates an owl.
- What we've done is measure the reflectivity of some of these butterfly's wing regions, the blue morphos, and we found that a non-metallic surface on the wing reflects 85% of the incident blue light on it and that's a huge number really.
- The blue morpho family of butterflies, from the rainforests of Central and South America, catch the light in their wings to conjure dazzling displays.
- Butterflies, including glorious morphos, abound in the gorge.
- Native to the American tropics, morpho butterflies are distinguished by their brilliant iridescent blue wings.
- We pass single file on a swinging bridge and I see a large morphos butterfly up the tree-shrouded stream, the turquoise circles on its fluttering wings flashing like neon.
OriginModern Latin, from Greek Morphō, an epithet of Aphrodite. Definition of morpho in US English: morphonounˈmôrfō A large tropical butterfly, the male of which has bright blue iridescent wings. Native to the Central and South American rainforests, they are caught in large numbers each year for use in the jewelry trade. 闪蛱蝶 Genus Morpho, subfamily Morphinae, family Nymphalidae Example sentencesExamples - Butterflies, including glorious morphos, abound in the gorge.
- Native to the American tropics, morpho butterflies are distinguished by their brilliant iridescent blue wings.
- The blue morpho family of butterflies, from the rainforests of Central and South America, catch the light in their wings to conjure dazzling displays.
- What we've done is measure the reflectivity of some of these butterfly's wing regions, the blue morphos, and we found that a non-metallic surface on the wing reflects 85% of the incident blue light on it and that's a huge number really.
- We pass single file on a swinging bridge and I see a large morphos butterfly up the tree-shrouded stream, the turquoise circles on its fluttering wings flashing like neon.
- Its a morpho, and its wings transform from a brilliant blue in the early morning to black and white at night, when it imitates an owl.
OriginModern Latin, from Greek Morphō, an epithet of Aphrodite. |