Nymphalid

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of various medium to large butterflies of the family Nymphalidae, found worldwide and characterized by vestigial forelegs and often brilliant coloring.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Any butterfly of the order Nymphalidae
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Any butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, consisting of medium to large butterflies found worldwide, typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Pertaining to the Nymphalidæ, or having their characters.
  • n. A nymphalid butterfly.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    butterfly   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    nymphalid butterfly    brush-footed butterfly    four-footed butterfly   
     
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