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n. A butterfly.

n. A beautiful fish, Lampris luna, of large size, found in the open Atlantic and Pacific.

n. The mariposa-lily.

n. any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having tulip-shaped flowers with 3 sepals and 3 petals; southwestern United States and Mexico

"He did tell me he wished I could be his queen, but he knew I am truly a "mariposa" (butterfly) and must fly."

liliaceous plant   

calochortus elegans    star tulip    calochortus kennedyi    yellow mariposa tulip    calochortus luteus   

Formosa    Mimosa    Reynosa    Sosa    amargosa