noun
North American butterfly with blue-black wings crossed by a broad white band
• Syn: ↑white admiral, ↑Limenitis arthemis
• Hypernyms: ↑nymphalid, ↑nymphalid butterfly, ↑brush-footed butterfly, ↑four-footed butterfly
• Member Holonyms: ↑Limenitis, ↑genus Limenitis
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noun : a nymphalid butterfly (Limenitis arthemis) of northeastern No. America with blue-black wings crossed by a broad white band — called also white admiral
Useful english dictionary. 2012.