Dot on a peacock’s tail or a butterfly’s wing Crossword Clue

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Dot on a peacock’s tail or a butterfly’s wing Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. an eyelike marking (as on the wings of some butterflies); usually a spot of color inside a ring of another color

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

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
PEACOCK (noun)
1. European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot
2. male peafowl; having a crested head and very large fanlike tail marked with iridescent eyes or spots

Hint 3: Anagram

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PEYOTES

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