
The English names of butterflies
Like so many words, 'butterfly' arrived fully formed in the English language and without explanation. Although the OED has traced it back to Saxon times, its original meaning is obscure.
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Like so many words, 'butterfly' arrived fully formed in the English language and without explanation. Although the OED has traced it back to Saxon times, its original meaning is obscure.
"British Wildlife is the pulsating heart of the UK nature conservation movement."
Matthew Oates, National Trust
"The most important and informative publication on wildlife of our times"
Michael McCarthy, The Independent
"Packed with readable, thoughtful, up to date articles; written by ecologists and naturalists for ecologists and naturalists"
Nick Baker, Presenter and Naturalist