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ringlet

  (rĭng'lĭt) pronunciation
n.
  1. A long, spirally curled lock of hair.
  2. A small circle or ring.
ringleted ring'let·ed adj.
 
 
WordNet: ringlet
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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles
  Synonyms: coil, whorl, roll, curl, curlicue, gyre, scroll

Meaning #2: a strand or cluster of hair
  Synonyms: lock, curl, whorl


 
Wikipedia: Ringlet

This article concerns the butterfly. For the feminine hairstyle, see Ringlet (haircut).


Ringlet
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Aphantopus
Species: A. hyperantus
Binomial name
Aphantopus hyperantus
(Linnaeus, 1758)

The Ringlet (Aphantopus hyperantus) is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.

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Translations: Translations for: Ringlet

Dansk (Danish)
n. - slangekrølle, lille ring

Nederlands (Dutch)
haarlok

Français (French)
n. - anglaise

Deutsch (German)
n. - Ringellöckchen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - βόστρυχος, μπούκλα

Italiano (Italian)
ricciolo, anellino

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pequeno anel (m)

Русский (Russian)
колечко, локон

Español (Spanish)
n. - rizo, bucle, arillo, anillito

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - hårlock, liten ring

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
卷发, 小环, 小圈

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 捲髮, 小環, 小圈

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 작은 고리, 작은 바퀴, 고수머리

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 小環, 長い巻き毛

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حلقه صغيرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תלתל, פרפר‬


 
 

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