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The Russian word for butterfly is
бабочка

babochka



butterfly

Russian Definition


butterfly
     1. зоол. бабочка, мотылёк
     2. попрыгунья; легкомысленная, непостоянная женщина
     3. (спорт.) баттерфляй (стиль плавания)



Translations for butterfly and their definitions

бабочка
     1. n. butterfly
           ночная бабочка (nočnája bábočka) — moth
     2. n. bowtie
     3. n. woman (jocular diminutive form of баба)


мотылёк
     1. n. moth (the small variety that swarms at night)
     2. n. butterfly


мотыль


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