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NYMPHALIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Nymphalis mean? 

NYMPHALIS (noun)
  The noun NYMPHALIS has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Nymphalidae: mourning cloak butterfliesplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


NYMPHALIS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Nymphalidae: mourning cloak butterflies

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Nymphalis; Nymphalis

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

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Nymphalis"):

Camberwell beauty; mourning cloak; mourning cloak butterfly; Nymphalis antiopa (of temperate regions; having dark purple wings with yellow borders)

tortoiseshell; tortoiseshell butterfly (brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles)

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

family Nymphalidae; Nymphalidae (large beautifully colored butterflies)


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