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COMMA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Anglewing butterfly with a comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wing
Synonyms:
comma; comma butterfly; Polygonia comma
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("comma" is a kind of...):
brush-footed butterfly; four-footed butterfly; nymphalid; nymphalid butterfly (medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast)
Holonyms ("comma" is a member of...):
genus Polygonia; Polygonia (comma butterflies)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A punctuation mark (,) used to indicate the separation of elements within the grammatical structure of a sentence
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("comma" is a kind of...):
punctuation; punctuation mark (the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases)
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