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PIERIS BRASSICAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Pieris brassicae mean?
• PIERIS BRASSICAE (noun)
The noun PIERIS BRASSICAE has 1 sense:
1. Old World form of cabbage butterfly
Familiarity information: PIERIS BRASSICAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Old World form of cabbage butterfly
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
large white; Pieris brassicae
Hypernyms ("Pieris brassicae" is a kind of...):
cabbage butterfly (white butterfly whose larvae (cabbageworms) feed on cabbage)
Holonyms ("Pieris brassicae" is a member of...):
genus Pieris; Pieris (type genus of the Pieridae)
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