noun
large beautifully colored butterflies
• Syn: ↑Nymphalidae
• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Lepidoptera, ↑order Lepidoptera
• Member Meronyms:
↑nymphalid, ↑nymphalid butterfly, ↑brush-footed butterfly, ↑four-footed butterfly, ↑Nymphalis, ↑genus Nymphalis, ↑Vanessa, ↑genus Vanessa, ↑Limenitis, ↑genus Limenitis, ↑Polygonia, ↑genus Polygonia, ↑Spyeria, ↑genus Spyeria, ↑Argynnis, ↑genus Argynnis, ↑Apatura, ↑genus Apatura, ↑Inachis, ↑genus Inachis
Useful english dictionary. 2012.