ANGLEWING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does anglewing mean? 

• ANGLEWING (noun)
  The noun ANGLEWING has 1 sense:

1. nymphalid butterfly having angular notches on the outer edges of the forewings

  Familiarity information: ANGLEWING used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANGLEWING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Nymphalid butterfly having angular notches on the outer edges of the forewings

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("anglewing" 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)