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Danaus

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Noun

1. danaus, genus danaus

type genus of the Danaidae: monarch butterflies

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Danaus

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noun
Greek mythology
a king of Argos who told his fifty daughters, the Danaides, to kill their bridegrooms on their wedding night

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Danaus

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noun see Danaides

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Danaus

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n.
Greek Mythology
A king of Argos and father of the Danaides.

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