MONARCH BUTTERFLY

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Meaning:

Large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed

Synonyms:

Danaus plexippus; milkweed butterfly; monarch; monarch butterfly

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("monarch butterfly" is a kind of...):

danaid; danaid butterfly (large tropical butterfly with degenerate forelegs and an unpleasant taste)

Holonyms ("monarch butterfly" is a member of...):

Danaus; genus Danaus (type genus of the Danaidae: monarch butterflies)

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