Definition of Papilios

1. papilio [n] - See also: papilio

Lexicographical Neighbors of Papilios

papescent
papess
papesses
papeterie
papeteries
paphians
papier-mache
papier collé
papilio
papilionaceous
papiliones
papilionid
papilionides
papilionids
papilios (current term)
papilla
papilla duodeni major
papilla duodeni minor
papilla incisiva
papilla lacrimalis
papilla lingualis
papilla mammae
papilla nervi optici
papilla of Vater
papilla of breast
papilla parotidea
papilla pili
papilla renalis

Literary usage of Papilios

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the Transactions of the Victoria Institute, Or Philosophical by Victoria Institute (Great Britain) (1889)
"]arge proportion of Oriental papilios, or Swallow-tails, ... It has e! become the fashion to designate a certain group of papilios ..."

2. Popular Science Monthly (1912)
"The American (neotropical) Aristolochia papilios, which are much smaller on the average than the oriental, have the markings and form for the most part much ..."

3. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1892)
"The other contained all known colours, including a few white, and the plants were freely visited by Argynnis, papilios and a number of other ..."

4. Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection: A Series of Essays by Alfred Russel Wallace (1875)
"In the following Table I have arranged the chief papilios of Celebes in the order in which they exhibit this characteristic form most prominently. ..."

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