NOUN | animal | danaid butterfly, danaid | large tropical butterfly with degenerate forelegs and an unpleasant taste |
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Meaning | large tropical butterfly with degenerate forelegs and an unpleasant taste. | |
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Synonym | danaid | |
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 |
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