| BUT | small marine fish with a short smooth-scaled compressed body and feeble spines |
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| BUT | any of numerous small flat Atlantic food fish having smooth skin |
| BUT | any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus |
| BUT | a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down |
| BUT | diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings |
| BUT | talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions |
| BUT | cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking |
| BUT | flutter like a butterfly |
| BUT | tropical shrub having clusters of white or violet or yellow flowers |
| BUT | an entomologist who specializes in the collection and study of butterflies and moths |
| BUT | the phenomenon whereby a small change at one place in a complex system can have large effects elsewhere, e.g., a butterfly flapping its wings in Rio de Janeiro might change the weather in Chicago |
| BUT | small usually brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes having narrow deep bodies with large broad fins |