Definition of Monarch Butterfly in English :

Define Monarch Butterfly in English

Monarch Butterfly meaning in English

Meaning of Monarch Butterfly in English

Pronunciation of Monarch Butterfly in English

Monarch Butterfly pronunciation in English

Pronounce Monarch Butterfly in English

Monarch Butterfly

see synonyms of monarch butterfly

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.


Monarch Butterfly

see synonyms of monarch butterfly
n.
A large butterfly (Danaus plexippus) chiefly of North America, having light orange-brown wings with black veins and white-spotted black borders and noted for its long-distance migrations and its brightly colored caterpillars, which feed on milkweed plants.

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