danaid (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *danaid*:
NOUN	animal	danaid, danaid butterfly	large tropical butterfly with degenerate forelegs and an unpleasant taste

English > *danaid*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	large tropical butterfly with degenerate forelegs and an unpleasant taste.
Synonym	danaid butterfly
Member of	Danaidae, family Danaidae	small family of usually tropical butterflies
Narrower	monarch, monarch butterfly, milkweed butterfly, Danaus plexippus	large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings
Broader	butterfly	diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
Spanish	danaid

HyperDic: danaid