SKIPPER

Skipper

A skipper or skipper butterfly is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. They are named after their quick, darting flight habits. There are more than 3500 recognized species of skippers and they occur worldwide, but with the greatest diversity in the Neotropical regions of Central and South America.

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skipper

Noun

  1. The master of a ship. (literally, 'shipper')
  2. A coach, director, or other leader.
  3. The captain of a sports team such as football, cricket, rugby or curling.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. one who skips.
  2. A person who skips, or fails to attend class.
  3. Any of various butterflies of the families Hesperiidae and its subfamily Megathyminae, having a hairy mothlike body, hooked tips on the antennae, and a darting flight pattern.
  4. Any of several marine fishes that often leap above water, especially , the Pacific saury.
  5. A young, thoughtless person.
  6. The cheese maggot, the larva of a cheese fly, in '''', which leap to escape predators.

Verb

  1. To be the skipper of a ship


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