蝶

butterfly

butterfly

Esp. 丁番 in the construction industry

hinge

ちょうつがい only

joint (esp. an anatomical joint)

Poetical term

butterfly

moth orchid (Phalaenopsis aphrodite)

hostess (at a bar, cabaret, etc.)

bow; bowknot

papilionaceous; butterfly-shaped

swallowtail butterfly (esp. the citrus swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus)

Hanafuda

the boar, deer and butterfly cards (high-scoring meld)

Dated term; Hanafuda

inoshikacho (type of hanafuda gambling game)

small cabbage white butterfly (Pieris rapae)

silver-lipped pearl oyster (Pinctada maxima); golden-lipped pearl oyster; white-lipped pearl oyster

raccoon butterflyfish (Chaetodon lunula); moon butterflyfish

sphenoid bone (of the skull)

silver-lipped pearl oyster (Pinctada maxima); golden-lipped pearl oyster; white-lipped pearl oyster

fringed iris (Iris japonica); Japanese iris

sturgeon (esp. the green sturgeon, Acipenser medirostris)

any butterfly of family Pieridae (incl. the white butterflies and the sulfur butterflies)

spangle (species of black swallowtail butterfly, Papilio protenor)

chestnut tiger butterfly (Parantica sita)

Oriental butterflyfish (Chaetodon auripes)

black-lip pearl oyster (Pinctada margaritifera)

eastern pale clouded yellow (butterfly, Colias erate)

national butterfly