English > Nymphalidae: 1 sense > noun 1, animal| Meaning | large beautifully colored butterflies. |
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| Synonym | family Nymphalidae |
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| Member of | Lepidoptera, order Lepidoptera | moths and butterflies |
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| Members | Apatura, genus Apatura | large Old World butterflies |
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| Argynnis, genus Argynnis | fritillaries |
| Inachis, genus Inachis | A genus of Nymphalidae |
| Limenitis, genus Limenitis | mainly dark northern butterflies with white wing bars |
| Nymphalis, genus Nymphalis | type genus of the Nymphalidae |
| Polygonia, genus Polygonia | comma butterflies |
| Spyeria, genus Spyeria | fritillaries |
| Vanessa, genus Vanessa | painted beauty and red admiral |
| nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly, brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly | Medium to large butterflies found worldwide / worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast |
| Broader | arthropod family | Any of the arthropods |
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| Spanish | ninfálidos |
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| Catalan | nimfálidos |
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