TORTOISESHELL BUTTERFLY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles

Synonyms:

tortoiseshell; tortoiseshell butterfly

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("tortoiseshell butterfly" 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 ("tortoiseshell butterfly" is a member of...):

genus Nymphalis; Nymphalis (type genus of the Nymphalidae: mourning cloak butterflies)