noun
large richly colored butterfly
• Syn: ↑emperor
• Hypernyms: ↑nymphalid, ↑nymphalid butterfly, ↑brush-footed butterfly, ↑four-footed butterfly
• Hyponyms: ↑purple emperor, ↑Apatura iris
• Member Holonyms: ↑Apatura, ↑genus Apatura
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noun : any of several large richly colored butterflies of the family Nymphalidae (as the purple emperor)
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any of several brush-footed butterflies of the family Nymphalidae, usually having brilliantly colored wings.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.