LIMENITIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Limenitis mean? 

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

1. mainly dark northern butterflies with white wing bars

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• LIMENITIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Mainly dark northern butterflies with white wing bars

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Limenitis; Limenitis

Hypernyms ("Limenitis" is a kind of...):

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Limenitis"):

Limenitis camilla; white admiral (Eurasian butterfly with brown wings and white markings)

banded purple; Limenitis arthemis; white admiral (North American butterfly with blue-black wings crossed by a broad white band)

Limenitis astyanax; red-spotted purple (similar to the banded purple but with red spots on underwing surfaces)

Limenitis archippus; viceroy (showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smaller)

Holonyms ("Limenitis" is a member of...):

family Nymphalidae; Nymphalidae (large beautifully colored butterflies)