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APATURA IRIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Apatura iris mean?
• APATURA IRIS (noun)
The noun APATURA IRIS has 1 sense:
1. large European butterfly the male of which has wings shaded with purple
Familiarity information: APATURA IRIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large European butterfly the male of which has wings shaded with purple
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Apatura iris; purple emperor
Hypernyms ("Apatura iris" is a kind of...):
emperor; emperor butterfly (large richly colored butterfly)
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