Butterfly-catching tools Crossword Clue

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BUTTERFLY (noun)
1. a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down
2. diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
BUTTERFLY (verb)
1. talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
2. cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking
CATCHING (adjective)
1. (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection
CATCHING (noun)
1. becoming infected
2. the act of detecting something; catching sight of something

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