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DictionarycommaButterfly
noun

comma

A butterfly with a silvery comma-shaped mark on each hind wing.

A comma rests with its wings closed, revealing a silvery mark.

Etymology
commaGreekshort clause

Greek komma named a short clause, giving the punctuation mark its name. The butterfly borrows that mark’s name because a small silvery shape on its wing resembles a comma.

More examples

  • Two commas bask on a sunny tree trunk.
  • The comma's ragged wing edges help it resemble a dead leaf.
  • We identify the comma by the curved silver mark beneath each hind wing.

Forms

comma · commas