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Frisian Islands
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frit fly
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fritillary

frit·il·lar·y [ frítt'l èrree ] (plural frit·il·lar·ies)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. flower with spotted petals: a plant of the lily family with long narrow leaves. Flowers: bell-shaped with spotted or checkered petals. Genus Fritillaria.

2. spotted butterfly: a brownish butterfly with black spots or narrow bands on its wings and usually silver spots on the underside of its hind wings. Family Nymphalidae.

[Mid-17th century. < modern Latin Fritillaria< Latin fritillus "dice box"]
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