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POLYGONIA COMMA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Polygonia comma mean? 

POLYGONIA COMMA (noun)
  The noun POLYGONIA COMMA has 1 sense:

1. anglewing butterfly with a comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wingplay

  Familiarity information: POLYGONIA COMMA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


POLYGONIA COMMA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Anglewing butterfly with a comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

comma; comma butterfly; Polygonia comma

Hypernyms ("Polygonia comma" 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 ("Polygonia comma" is a member of...):

genus Polygonia; Polygonia (comma butterflies)


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