VANESSA VIRGINIENSIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Vanessa virginiensis mean? 

• VANESSA VIRGINIENSIS (noun)
  The noun VANESSA VIRGINIENSIS has 1 sense:

1. American butterfly having dark brown wings with white and golden orange spots

  Familiarity information: VANESSA VIRGINIENSIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VANESSA VIRGINIENSIS (noun)

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Meaning:

American butterfly having dark brown wings with white and golden orange spots

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

painted beauty; Vanessa virginiensis

Hypernyms ("Vanessa virginiensis" 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 ("Vanessa virginiensis" is a member of...):

genus Vanessa; Vanessa (painted beauty and red admiral)