Danaidae

Danaidae
noun
small family of usually tropical butterflies: monarch butterflies
Syn: ↑family Danaidae
Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family
Member Holonyms: ↑Lepidoptera, ↑order Lepidoptera
Member Meronyms: ↑danaid, ↑danaid butterfly, ↑Danaus, ↑genus Danaus

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\\dəˈnāəˌdē\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Danaus, type genus + -idae
: a small family of large chiefly tropical butterflies having the first pair of legs degenerate in the adult and usually a disagreeable taste that serves to protect them from predators

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  • danaidae — da·na·i·dae …   English syllables

  • family Danaidae — noun small family of usually tropical butterflies: monarch butterflies • Syn: ↑Danaidae • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family • Member Holonyms: ↑Lepidoptera, ↑order Lepidoptera • Member Meronyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Lepidoptera — Schmetterlinge Kolorierter Stich mit forstschädlichen Schmetterlingen von Tieffenbach aus Ratzeburgs „Die Waldverderbnis“ (1866) Systematik …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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