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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.
2. 2
   medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

brush-footed butterflyfour-footed butterflybrush footed butterflyfour footed butterflynymphalid butterfly

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