peacock butterfly
Noun 1. European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot (synonym) peacock, Inachis io (hypernym) nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly, brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly (member-holonym) Inachis, genus Inachis | ||||
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Peacock butterfly Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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peacock butterfly
peacock butterfly
n : european butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot [syn: peacock, inachis io]
peacock butterfly
(zo?l.), a handsome european butterfly (hamadryas io) having ocelli like those of peacock...
see peacock
peacock butterfly
n : european butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot [syn: peacock, inachis io]
peacock butterfly
(zo?l.), a handsome european butterfly (hamadryas io) having ocelli like those of peacock...
see peacock
Peacock butterfly Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Peacock (butterfly)
The Peacock butterfly may refer to:
- The European peacock butterfly,
- Any of the Anartia genus of butterflies, including the White Peacock and the Brown Peacock.
- The Peacock Pansy (Junonia almana) of the family Nymphalidae which is found in South Asia.
- Several butterflies found in South Asia, belonging to the swallowtail genus Papilio (Family Papilionidae), are called Peacocks. See Papilionid butterflies of India.
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