HyperDic: emperor_butterfly

English > 1 sense of the expression emperor butterfly:
NOUNanimalemperor butterfly, emperorlarge richly colored butterfly
English > emperor butterfly: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaninglarge richly colored butterfly.
Synonymemperor
Member ofApatura, genus Apaturalarge Old World butterflies
Narrowerpurple emperor, Apatura irislarge European butterfly the male of which has wings shaded with purple
Broadernymphalid, nymphalid butterfly, brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterflyMedium to large butterflies found worldwide / worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast

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