Definition of nymphalid Nymphalid
nym•pha•lid
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What does nymphalid mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: nymphalids |
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| nymphalid - medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast | ||
| nymphalid butterfly, brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly | ||
| butterfly a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down | ||
| family nymphalidae, nymphalidae large beautifully colored butterflies | ||
| camberwell beauty, mourning cloak, mourning cloak butterfly, nymphalis antiopa of temperate regions; having dark purple wings with yellow borders | ||
| tortoiseshell butterfly, tortoiseshell a cat having black and cream-colored and yellowish markings | ||
| painted beauty, vanessa virginiensis American butterfly having dark brown wings with white and golden orange spots | ||
| admiral any of several brightly colored butterflies | ||
| red admiral, vanessa atalanta of temperate Europe and Asia; having black wings with red and white markings | ||
| limenitis camilla, white admiral Eurasian butterfly with brown wings and white markings | ||
| banded purple, limenitis arthemis, white admiral North American butterfly with blue-black wings crossed by a broad white band | ||
| limenitis astyanax, red-spotted purple similar to the banded purple but with red spots on underwing surfaces | ||
| limenitis archippus, viceroy showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smaller | ||
| anglewing nymphalid butterfly having angular notches on the outer edges of the forewings | ||
| comma butterfly, polygonia comma, comma anglewing butterfly with a comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wing | ||
| fritillary butterfly with brownish wings marked with black and silver | ||
| emperor butterfly, emperor large richly colored butterfly | ||
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Wiktionary 
- nymphalid (Noun)
Any butterfly of the order Nymphalidae.
Part of speech
🔤- nymphalid, noun, singular of nymphalids.
