PAINTED BEAUTY

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

American butterfly having dark brown wings with white and golden orange spots

Synonyms:

painted beauty; Vanessa virginiensis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("painted beauty" 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 ("painted beauty" is a member of...):

genus Vanessa; Vanessa (painted beauty and red admiral)

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