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PURPLE EMPEROR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does purple emperor mean?
• PURPLE EMPEROR (noun)
The noun PURPLE EMPEROR has 1 sense:
1. large European butterfly the male of which has wings shaded with purple
Familiarity information: PURPLE EMPEROR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large European butterfly the male of which has wings shaded with purple
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Apatura iris; purple emperor
Hypernyms ("purple emperor" is a kind of...):
emperor; emperor butterfly (large richly colored butterfly)
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