noun
of temperate Europe and Asia; having black wings with red and white markings
• Syn: ↑Vanessa atalanta
• Hypernyms: ↑nymphalid, ↑nymphalid butterfly, ↑brush-footed butterfly, ↑four-footed butterfly
• Member Holonyms: ↑Vanessa, ↑genus Vanessa
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a ↑butterfly (= a flying insect with large brightly coloured wings) that has black wings with bright red marks on them
Useful english dictionary. 2012.