MONARCH BUTTERFLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does monarch butterfly mean? 

• MONARCH BUTTERFLY (noun)
  The noun MONARCH BUTTERFLY has 1 sense:

1. large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed

  Familiarity information: MONARCH BUTTERFLY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MONARCH BUTTERFLY (noun)

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Meaning:

Large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Danaus plexippus; milkweed butterfly; monarch; monarch butterfly

Hypernyms ("monarch butterfly" is a kind of...):

danaid; danaid butterfly (large tropical butterfly with degenerate forelegs and an unpleasant taste)

Holonyms ("monarch butterfly" is a member of...):

Danaus; genus Danaus (type genus of the Danaidae: monarch butterflies)