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| bluebottle |
a variety of blowfly having an iridescent blue body. [1/2 definitions] |
| changeable |
changing in color or appearance, esp. when viewed from different angles, such as some silk; iridescent. [1/2 definitions] |
| hummingbird |
any of numerous mostly tropical American birds that are usu. very small and have long slender bills, narrow wings that beat very rapidly, and bright-colored, iridescent plumage. |
| jacamar |
an exotic tropical American bird having iridescent green plumage and a long bill. |
| June bug |
any of several large brown or iridescent green beetles of the eastern United States which appear in late spring and early summer. |
| mallard |
a common wild duck, the male of which has an iridescent, dark green head and neck. |
| mother-of-pearl |
the glossy hard iridescent substance that forms the inner surface of some shells and is commonly used in jewelry and inlaid decoration. |
| nacre |
a hard, iridescent material lining certain seashells, such as that of the pearl oyster; mother-of-pearl. |
| nacreous |
resembling nacre; iridescent; lustrous. [1/2 definitions] |
| opal |
a variously colored, often iridescent, hydrated form of silica often used as a semiprecious stone. |
| opalescent |
exhibiting a spectrum of colors or changing colors like that of an opal; iridescent. [1/2 definitions] |
| prismatic |
having many colors; iridescent; dazzling. [1/4 definitions] |
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