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POLYGONIA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Polygonia mean?
• POLYGONIA (noun)
The noun POLYGONIA has 1 sense:
1. comma butterflies
Familiarity information: POLYGONIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Comma butterflies
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Polygonia; Polygonia
Hypernyms ("Polygonia" is a kind of...):
arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "Polygonia"):
comma; comma butterfly; Polygonia comma (anglewing butterfly with a comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wing)
Holonyms ("Polygonia" is a member of...):
family Nymphalidae; Nymphalidae (large beautifully colored butterflies)
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