Definition of "mariposa" [mariposa]

• A butterfly. (noun)
• A beautiful fish, Lampris luna, of large size, found in the open Atlantic and Pacific. (noun)
• The mariposa-lily. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "He did tell me he wished I could be his queen, but he knew I am truly a "mariposa" (butterfly) and must fly."
• "By cojines, hamburguesa, escalera » efecto mariposa on September 17, 2009 at 11: 00 am"
• "In the open spaces on the slope, beyond the farthest shadow-reach of the manzanita, poised the mariposa lilies, like so many flights of jewelled moths suddenly arrested and on the verge of trembling into flight again."