| butterfly | n kupu-kupu, rama-rama; (tech) kupu-kupu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| butterfly net | n jaring /kupu-kupu, rama-rama/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| catch | vt 1. capture, menangkap: the thief has been caught, pencuri itu sudah ditangkap; to ~ butterflies with a net, menangkap rama-rama dgn tangguk; 2. attract and hold, menarik: the speaker was able to ~ the attention of the audience, penceramah itu telah dapat menarik perhatian para pendengar; 3. grasp st moving, menangkap: he caught the ball easily, dia menangkap bola itu dgn mudah; 4. receive falling object, menyambut: the fireman caught the child as she jumped from the window, ahli bomba itu menyambut kanak-kanak tersebut ketika dia terjun dr tingkap; 5. take in, retain, menadah: small bowls are used to ~ the latex, mangkuk-mangkuk kecil digunakan utk menadah susu getah; 6. hit, kena: the blow caught him in the ribs, tumbukan itu kena pd rusuknya; 7. board, menaiki: to ~ the 8.30 train, menaiki kereta api pukul 8.30; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| flutter | vi 1. (of bird, insect etc) fly with rapid wing movements, terbang mengepak-ngepak: butterflies ~ed from flower to flower, rama-rama terbang mengepak-ngepak dr bunga ke bunga; 2. move wings rapidly, menggepak-ngepak: the bird ~ed helplessly in the net, burung itu menggepak-ngepak lemah di dlm jaring; 3. (of wings) move quickly and lightly, mengepak-ngepak kecil; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| inversion | vt 1. turn, place upside down, menterbalikkan; (open-mouthed receptacle onto horizontal surface) menelangkupkan, menelungkupkan: he ~ed the glass over the moth, dia menelangkupkan gelas itu utk memerangkap rama-rama tersebut; 2. reverse order or position, menyongsangkan, menterbalikkan: if we ~ “ABC” we get “CBA”, kalau kita menyongsangkan “ABC” ia menjadi “CBA”; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| eat | vt (me)makan; (unintentionally) termakan: to ~ a bowl of rice, memakan semangkuk nasi; she doesn’t ~ mutton, dia tdk makan daging kambing; the moths have ~en holes in his coat, kotnya berlubang-lubang dimakan rama-rama; ugh! I’ve ~en a maggot!, yek! Saya termakan ulat!; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| flash | 3. also newsflash, brief item of news, berita kilat; 4. see FLASHLIGHT; 5. (of colour) small patch, sedikit: the butterfly’s wings are black with ~es of red, sayap rama-rama itu berwarna hitam dgn warna merah sedikit; 6. stripe on uniform, jalur warna; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| gossamer | n 1. very thin, soft, filmy cloth, (kain yg) nipis dan halus: a ~ veil, tudung muka yg nipis dan halus; 2. filmy cobweb, sarang labah-labah; 3. flimsy like gossamer, nipis: the ~ thin wings of a butterfly, sayap rama-rama yg nipis. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |