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DANAIDAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Danaidae mean? 

DANAIDAE (noun)
  The noun DANAIDAE has 1 sense:

1. small family of usually tropical butterflies: monarch butterfliesplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


DANAIDAE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Small family of usually tropical butterflies: monarch butterflies

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Danaidae; family Danaidae

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

arthropod family (any of the arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Danaidae"):

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

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

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

Lepidoptera; order Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies)


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