chiron

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As we rode along, great numbers of a brown, tailed butterfly (Timetes chiron) were flying over to the south-east.

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  1. an asteroid discovered in 1977; it is unique in having an orbit lying mainly between the orbits of Saturn and Uranus
  2. (Greek mythology) the learned centaur who tutored Achilles, Asclepius, Hercules, Jason, and other heroes

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  • As we rode along, great numbers of a brown, tailed butterfly (Timetes chiron) were flying over to the south-east. —  The Naturalist in Nicaragua
  • Elsa: "I have to say that it lands on the other people, not so muc ... flyingdog: I have to say that it lands on the other people, not so much ... flyingdog: taurus sun, chiron and merc in my chart - sat outside with a ... —  ElsaElsa.com
 

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