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LIMENITIS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Mainly dark northern butterflies with white wing bars
Synonyms:
genus Limenitis; Limenitis
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Limenitis" is a kind of...):
arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "Limenitis"):
Limenitis camilla; white admiral (Eurasian butterfly with brown wings and white markings)
banded purple; Limenitis arthemis; white admiral (North American butterfly with blue-black wings crossed by a broad white band)
Limenitis astyanax; red-spotted purple (similar to the banded purple but with red spots on underwing surfaces)
Limenitis archippus; viceroy (showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smaller)
Holonyms ("Limenitis" is a member of...):
family Nymphalidae; Nymphalidae (large beautifully colored butterflies)