GENUS POLYGONIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Polygonia mean? 

• GENUS POLYGONIA (noun)
  The noun GENUS POLYGONIA has 1 sense:

1. comma butterflies

  Familiarity information: GENUS POLYGONIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS POLYGONIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Comma butterflies

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Polygonia; Polygonia

Hypernyms ("genus Polygonia" is a kind of...):

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "genus Polygonia"):

comma; comma butterfly; Polygonia comma (anglewing butterfly with a comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wing)

Holonyms ("genus Polygonia" is a member of...):

family Nymphalidae; Nymphalidae (large beautifully colored butterflies)