: any of several nymphalid butterflies (genus Polygonia) with a silvery comma-shaped mark on the underside of the hind wings
Examples of comma in a Sentence
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Word History
Etymology
Late Latin, from Latin, part of a sentence, from Greek komma segment, clause, from koptein to cut — more at capon
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