HyperDic: painted_beauty

English > 1 sense of the expression painted beauty:
NOUNanimalpainted beauty, Vanessa virginiensisAmerican butterfly having dark brown wings with white and golden orange spots
English > painted beauty: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningAmerican butterfly having dark brown wings with white and golden orange spots.
SynonymVanessa virginiensis
Member ofVanessa, genus Vanessapainted beauty and red admiral
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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