LIMENITIS ARCHIPPUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Limenitis archippus mean? 

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

1. showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smaller

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• LIMENITIS ARCHIPPUS (noun)

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Meaning:

Showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smaller

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Limenitis archippus; viceroy

Hypernyms ("Limenitis archippus" 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)

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

genus Limenitis; Limenitis (mainly dark northern butterflies with white wing bars)