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GENUS ARGYNNIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Argynnis mean?
• GENUS ARGYNNIS (noun)
The noun GENUS ARGYNNIS has 1 sense:
1. fritillaries
Familiarity information: GENUS ARGYNNIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Fritillaries
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Argynnis; genus Argynnis
Hypernyms ("genus Argynnis" is a kind of...):
arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)
Holonyms ("genus Argynnis" is a member of...):
family Nymphalidae; Nymphalidae (large beautifully colored butterflies)
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