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Meaning of small tortoiseshell | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The colourful butterfly Aglais urticae, of the family Nymphalidae.

Equivalents

Examples

“Researchers found that 15 of 17 species which commonly live on farmland – including the small tortoiseshell, small skipper and wall butterfly – show declines associated with increasing neonic use. […] Other common farmland butterflies to have suffered steep declines include the small tortoiseshell (64%), the wall brown (37%) and the large skipper (35%).”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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