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Definition of Nymphalid
1. Noun. Medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast.
Generic synonyms: Butterfly
Group relationships: Family Nymphalidae, Nymphalidae
Specialized synonyms: Camberwell Beauty, Mourning Cloak, Mourning Cloak Butterfly, Nymphalis Antiopa, Tortoiseshell, Tortoiseshell Butterfly, Painted Beauty, Vanessa Virginiensis, Admiral, Red Admiral, Vanessa Atalanta, Limenitis Camilla, White Admiral, Banded Purple, Limenitis Arthemis, White Admiral, Limenitis Astyanax, Red-spotted Purple, Limenitis Archippus, Viceroy, Anglewing, Comma, Comma Butterfly, Polygonia Comma, Fritillary, Emperor, Emperor Butterfly, Inachis Io, Peacock, Peacock Butterfly
Definition of Nymphalid
1. Noun. Any butterfly of the order ''Nymphalidae '' ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Nymphalid
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nymphalid
Literary usage of Nymphalid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Rhopalocera Europæ Descripta Et Delineata: The Butterflies of Europe by Henry Charles Lang (1884)
"nymphalid^E, Swainson, Phil. Mag. Ser. ii. vol. ip 187 (1847) ; West. Gen. Diurn.
Lep. p. 143 (1852). CHARACTERS.—Larva generally cylindrical and armed with ..."
2. The Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation by James William Tutt, Malcolm Burr (1890)
"The lateral movement of the pupa, puts this with the nymphalid section. ...
present the most perfectly nymphalid form of the group, and iu this particular, ..."
3. The Butterfly Book: A Popular Guide to a Knowledge of the Butterflies of by William Jacob Holland (1902)
"The nymphalid/E, or " Brush-footed Butterflies." 2. ... The nymphalid^,
the "Brush-footed Butterflies." The butterflies of this family may be distinguished ..."
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