Definition of "butterflied" [butterflied]

• Simple past tense and past participle of butterfly. (verb)

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• "At the same time, we also confirmed that his spinal canal is becoming ever-narrower, given that his congenitally misshapen vertebrae called hemivertebrae or "butterflied" vertebrae are crowding the delicate nerve bundles that make up the spinal cord."
• "I thought I'd be ordering a simple filet mojo de ajo or whatever, but I noticed they had the BBQ on and were grilling some large, whole, butterflied fish for some folks at a table nearby."
• "Add 4 shrimp to each metal skewer, starting from the tail and sliding up through the middle so shrimp remains butterflied on the skewer."