flambéadjectivecommon nounverbSyllable DecompositionflambéEtymologyexpandpast participle of the verb flamber.Definition1. Insect of the Lepidoptera family, a large brightly colored (white, black stripes, blue and yellow-orange) diurnal butterfly, with a long tail on the hind wings.expandLa chenille du flambé se nourrit sur des rosacées : fruitiers, Prunus (prunelier).[Un papillon] portant queue, à la manière des flambés de France.Synonymporte-queuePluralflambésHyperonympapilionidéTranslationsenglish:scarce swallowtail