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small white

noun

  1. a small white butterfly, Artogeia rapae, with scanty black markings, the larvae of which feed on brassica leaves

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Behind her, a woman clutched a small white dog.

McAndrew had been transporting a "small white dog" to his sister's house, but the pet was unrestrained in his Kia Picanto and instead left to lie in a small bed, the court was told.

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A small white dwarf, which is a dead star, is locked in a cosmic dance with a much larger red giant - a star that's reaching the end of its life.

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Since then, doctors have fitted a small white sphere in her empty eye socket.

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Butterfly Conservation said it was the worst year recorded for the common blue, holly blue, green-veined white, small white, small tortoiseshell, painted lady and Scotch argus.

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