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apefly.

A small lycaenid butterfly native to South- and Southeast Asia, Spalgis epius, whose pupa is said to look like a monkey's face.

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noun/ˈeɪp.flaɪ/
  1. A small lycaenid butterfly native to South- and Southeast Asia, Spalgis epius, whose pupa is said to look like a monkey's face.

  2. Any butterfly in the genus Spalgis

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Blend of ape + butterfly.

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