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Dictionary: skip·per1   (skĭp'ər) pronunciation
n.
  1. Nautical. The master of a ship.
  2. A coach, director, or other leader.
tr.v., -pered, -per·ing, -pers.
To act as the skipper of.

[Middle English, from Middle Dutch, from scip, ship.]


skip·per2 (skĭp'ər) pronunciation
n.
  1. One that skips.
  2. Any of numerous butterflies of the families Hesperiidae and Megathymidae, having a hairy mothlike body, hooked tips on the antennae, and a darting flight pattern.
  3. Any of several marine fishes that often leap above water, especially the saury Cololabis saira of Pacific waters.

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Any of some 3,000 lepidopteran species (family Hesperiidae) named for their fast (up to 20 mph, or 30 kph), darting flight. The head and stout body of the adult skipper resemble a moth's, but most skippers hold the first pair of wings vertically at rest, as butterflies do. Most skippers are diurnal and lack the wing-coupling structures typical of moths. Larvae feed mostly on legumes and grasses, usually living inside folded or rolled leaves that may be woven together. They pupate in a thin cocoon of silk or silk and leaves.

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informal

n. 1. the captain of a ship or boat, especially a small merchant or fishing vessel.

2. the captain of an aircraft.

v.

act as captain of.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

Veterinary Dictionary: skippers
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Larvae of Piophila casei, the cheese or ham fly. The larvae skip around on the cheese that they inhabit in a quite repulsive way.

A term of respect for a company grade officer (usually a captain). Not used much in the modern Marine Corps.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: The master of a ship.

pronunciation The skipper is the boss of everyone on the fishing boat.

Wikipedia: Skipper (butterfly)
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Skipper Butterfly
Green Grass-Dart Skipper Butterfly, Ocybadistes walkeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
(unranked): Rhopalocera
Superfamily: Hesperioidea
Family: Hesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Subfamilies

Coeliadinae
Hesperiinae
Heteropterinae
Megathyminae (disputed)
Pyrginae
Pyrrhopyginae
Trapezitinae

Diversity
About 550 genera,
3,500 species

A skipper is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae, and superfamily Hesperioidea (there is only one family in this superfamily). They are named after their quick, darting flight habits. There are more than 3500 recognized species of skippers and they occur worldwide, but with the greatest diversity occurring in the tropical regions of Central and South America.

All butterflies other than skippers are classified into either the superfamily Papilionoidea or the neotropical superfamily Hedyloidea. Collectively, these three groups of butterflies share many characteristics, especially in the egg, larval and pupal stage (Ackery et al. 1999). However, skippers have the antennae clubs hooked backward like a crochet hook, while regular butterflies have club-like tips to their antennae and hedylids have feathered or pectinate antennae, giving them an even more moth-like appearance than skippers. Skippers also have generally stockier bodies than the other two groups, with stronger wing muscles. Hesperioidea is very likely the sister group of Papilionoidea, and together with Hedyloidea constitute a natural group or clade.

There are about 3500 species of skippers. They are usually classified in the following subfamilies:

 


Coeliadinae




"Pyrginae" (including Pyrrhopyginae)




Heteropterinae




Trapezitinae



Hesperiinae (including Megathyminae)






A phylogeny of the families based on DNA sequence data.[3]

Note: Some authorities treat the Giant Skippers as a separate family, the Megathymidae, but more modern classifications place them within the subfamily Hesperiinae in the family Hesperiidae.

Many species of skippers look frustratingly alike. For example, some species in the genera Erynnis, Hesperia, and Amblyscirtes cannot currently be distinguished in the field by experts, the only reliable method of telling them apart involving dissection and examination of the genitalia.

References

  1. ^ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Aegialini". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=694156. Retrieved 2009-04-29. 
  2. ^ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Megathymini". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=694271. Retrieved 2009-04-29. 
  3. ^ Warren A, Ogawa J, Brower A. (2008) Phylogenetic relationships of subfamilies and circumscription of tribes in the family Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea). Cladistics 24(5):642-676
  • Ackery, P.R., de Jong, R and Vane-Wright, R.I. (1999). The Butterflies: Hedyloidea, Hesperioidea and Papilionoidae. Pp. 263-300 in Kristensen, N.P. (Ed.). Lepidoptera, Moths and Butterflies. Volume 1: Evolution, Systematics, and Biogeography. Handbuch der Zoologie. Eine Naturgeschichte der Stämme des Tierreiches / Handbook of Zoology. A Natural History of the phyla of the Animal Kingdom. Band / Volume IV Arthropoda: Insecta Teilband / Part 35: 491 pp. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, New York.

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Translations: Skipper
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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - kaptajn, skipper
v. tr. - være kaptajn, føre

2.
n. - en der sjipper

3.
n. - en langærmet sweatshirt eller T-shirt

Nederlands (Dutch)
schipper, soort insect

Français (French)
1.
n. - capitaine, chef
v. tr. - être aux commandes d'un bateau

2.
n. - skipper

3.
n. - T-shirt (à manches longues)

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Kapitän
v. - anführen, befehligen

2.
n. - Kapitän

3.
n. - Kapitän

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - καπετάνιος, κυβερνήτης, αρχηγός ομάδας, (καθομ.) πελάτης που εγκαταλείπει ξενοδοχείο χωρίς να πληρώσει
v. - κυβερνώ σκάφος, ηγούμαι, αρχηγεύω, (καθομ.) ζω αλήτικα

Italiano (Italian)
capitano

Português (Portuguese)
n. - saltador (m), capitão (m) de navio, comandante (m) de avião

Русский (Russian)
шкипер, командир корабля, капитан спортивной команды, черт

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - capitán
v. tr. - capitanear

2.
n. - saltador, brincador

3.
n. - remera de manga larga (jogging)

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kapten på mindre båt, lagkapten, kapten på ett flygplan
v. - vara kapten

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 蹦跳的人, 略读者, 跳绳者, 长颌竹刀鱼

2. 船长, 队长, 机长, 领导者

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 船長, 隊長, 機長, 領導者

2.
n. - 蹦跳的人, 略讀者, 跳繩者, 長頜竹刀魚

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - (어선 따위의) 선장, (팀의) 주장, 지휘관
v. tr. - ~의 일을 맡아보다

2.
n. - 가볍게 뛰는 사람, 무용수, 방아벌레

3.
n. - 긴 팔 스웨터, 긴 팔 티셔츠

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 船長, 主将, 跳ぶ人, セセリチョウ, 跳ねる人
v. - 船長をつとめる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) دودة ألجبن, ألخنفساء, سمك طويل ألمنقار, ربان ألطائرة (فعل) يترأس, , يقود سفينه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קברניט, רב-חובל‬
v. tr. - ‮שימש רב-חובל על‬
n. - ‮דבר או אדם שקופץ‬
n. - ‮חולצת טריקו עם שרוולים ארוכים‬


 
 
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