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RED-SPOTTED PURPLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Similar to the banded purple but with red spots on underwing surfaces
Synonyms:
Limenitis astyanax; red-spotted purple
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("red-spotted purple" is a kind of...):
brush-footed butterfly; four-footed butterfly; nymphalid; nymphalid butterfly (medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast)
Holonyms ("red-spotted purple" is a member of...):
genus Limenitis; Limenitis (mainly dark northern butterflies with white wing bars)
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