n.
Pronunciation: ' ski-p ə r
Function: noun
Date: 13th century
1 : any of various erratically active insects (as a click beetle or a water strider)
2 : one that skips
3 : SAURY
4 : any of a superfamily (Hesperioidea, especially family Hesperiidae) of lepidopterous insects that visibly differ from the typical butterflies especially in having stout bodies, smaller wings, and usually hooked antennae