emperor butterfly

emperor butterfly
noun
large richly colored butterfly
Syn: ↑emperor
Hyponyms: ↑purple emperor, ↑Apatura iris
Member Holonyms: ↑Apatura, ↑genus Apatura

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noun
: any of several large richly colored butterflies of the family Nymphalidae (as the purple emperor)

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any of several brush-footed butterflies of the family Nymphalidae, usually having brilliantly colored wings.

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