white mountain butterfly

white mountain butterfly
noun
Usage: usually capitalized W&M
Etymology: from White mountains, mountains of the Appalachian range in northern New Hampshire
: a delicate brownish butterfly (Oeneis melissa semidea) of the family Satyridae found near the peaks of the White mountains

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