milkweed butterfly


milkweed butterfly

noun

Definition of MILKWEED BUTTERFLY

: any of a family (Danaidae) or nymphalid subfamily (Danaine) of large butterflies feeding on plants of the milkweed family as larvae; especially : monarch butterfly

First Known Use of MILKWEED BUTTERFLY

1880

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