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LIMENITIS ASTYANAX
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Limenitis astyanax mean?
• LIMENITIS ASTYANAX (noun)
The noun LIMENITIS ASTYANAX has 1 sense:
1. similar to the banded purple but with red spots on underwing surfaces
Familiarity information: LIMENITIS ASTYANAX used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Similar to the banded purple but with red spots on underwing surfaces
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Limenitis astyanax; red-spotted purple
Hypernyms ("Limenitis astyanax" 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 ("Limenitis astyanax" is a member of...):
genus Limenitis; Limenitis (mainly dark northern butterflies with white wing bars)
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