brush-footed butterfly
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(noun) medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast |
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Synonyms: four-footed butterfly, nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly |
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Related Words: Camberwell beauty, Inachis io, Limenitis archippus, Limenitis arthemis, Limenitis astyanax, Limenitis camilla, Nymphalis antiopa, Polygonia comma, Vanessa atalanta, Vanessa virginiensis, admiral, anglewing, banded purple, butterfly, comma, comma butterfly, emperor, emperor butterfly, fritillary, mourning cloak, mourning cloak butterfly, painted beauty, peacock, peacock butterfly, red admiral, red-spotted purple, tortoiseshell, tortoiseshell butterfly, viceroy, white admiral |
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