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Butterfly knives in closed and open positions. A balisong, also known as a butterfly knife, fan knife or Batangas knife, is a type of folding pocketknife that originated in the Philippines. Its distinct features are two handles counter-rotating around the tang such that, when closed, the blade is concealed within grooves in the handles.
Butterfly knife → Balisong. And if so, first move the original Balisong to Balisong (disambiguation), with hatlink to it. Some people seem to want this move, so better discuss it properly. Anthony Appleyard 22:44, 27 April 2014 (UTC) Comment: "Butterfly knife" appears to be the common name, but I have no preference. However, either way, the ...
Some butterfly swords had a long narrow blade that emphasized stabbing. While a deadly stabbing blade with a sharpened point—known as a "Red Boat" knife—was used by Chinese revolutionaries in the Wing Chun lineage, modern Wing Chun practitioners tend to prefer a blade profile with a wider belly that emphasizes chopping and slashing.
Classified as both a Bug and Flying-type Pokémon, Butterfree is an insect which is based on a butterfly, while its previous forms are based on a caterpillar and chrysalis, respectively. It has white wings with black patterns, antennae, red compound eyes, and a purple two-segment body with blue hands and feet. Entomologist Rebecca M. Kittel ...
Monarch butterfly This list contains links to lists with the common and scientific names of butterflies of North America north of Mexico. Papilionidae: swallowtails and parnassians (40 species)
Possibly the original butter-fly. [6] A male brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni) in flight.The Oxford English Dictionary derives the word straightforwardly from Old English butorflēoge, butter-fly; similar names in Old Dutch and Old High German show that the name is ancient, but modern Dutch and German use different words (vlinder and Schmetterling) and the common name often varies substantially ...
Liphyra brassolis, also known as the moth butterfly, is a butterfly found in South Asia, Southeast Asia and Australia that belongs to the lycaenid family. The larvae are predatory and feed on ant larvae. This is one of the largest species of lycaenid butterflies.
S. List of Lepidoptera of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha; List of butterflies of Samoa; List of butterflies of São Tomé and Príncipe