Definition of Milkweed Butterfly in English :

Define Milkweed Butterfly in English

Milkweed Butterfly meaning in English

Meaning of Milkweed Butterfly in English

Pronunciation of Milkweed Butterfly in English

Milkweed Butterfly pronunciation in English

Pronounce Milkweed Butterfly in English

Milkweed Butterfly

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Noun

1. danaus plexippus, milkweed butterfly, monarch, monarch butterfly

large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Milkweed Butterfly

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n.
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the subfamily Danainae, especially the monarch butterfly, that are poisonous because their larvae feed on milkweeds or related plants containing toxins.

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