nymphalid — ymphalid 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. Syn: nymphalid… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Butterfly — calesButterflies are characterized by their scale covered wings.The coloration of butterfly wings is created by minute scales. These scales are pigmented with melanins that give them blacks and browns, but blues, greens, reds and iridescence are… … Wikipedia
nymphalid — noun medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast • Syn: ↑nymphalid butterfly, ↑brush footed butterfly, ↑four footed butterfly • Hypernyms … Useful english dictionary
nymphalid — noun Any butterfly of the order Nymphalidae Syn: brush footed butterfly, four footed butterfly … Wiktionary
nymphalid — /nim feuh lid/, n. 1. a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, comprising the brush footed butterflies. adj. 2. belonging or pertaining to the family Nymphalidae. [1890 95; < NL Nymphalidae name of family, equiv. to Nymphal(is) name of genus (L… … Universalium
brush-footed butterfly — noun medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast • Syn: ↑nymphalid, ↑nymphalid butterfly, ↑four footed butterfly • Hypernyms: ↑butterfly… … Useful english dictionary
four-footed butterfly — noun medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast • Syn: ↑nymphalid, ↑nymphalid butterfly, ↑brush footed butterfly • Hypernyms: ↑butterfly … Useful english dictionary
comma butterfly — noun anglewing butterfly with a comma shaped mark on the underside of each hind wing • Syn: ↑comma, ↑Polygonia comma • Hypernyms: ↑nymphalid, ↑nymphalid butterfly, ↑brush footed butterfly, ↑four footed butterfly … Useful english dictionary
emperor butterfly — noun large richly colored butterfly • Syn: ↑emperor • Hypernyms: ↑nymphalid, ↑nymphalid butterfly, ↑brush footed butterfly, ↑four footed butterfly • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
peacock butterfly — noun European butterfly having reddish brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot • Syn: ↑peacock, ↑Inachis io • Hypernyms: ↑nymphalid, ↑nymphalid butterfly, ↑brush footed butterfly, ↑four footed butterfly … Useful english dictionary
