va·nes·sa
| \ vəˈnesə \
Definition of vanessa
1
capitalized
: a cosmopolitan genus of nymphalid butterflies that includes several large brightly colored forms (as the red admiral and the painted lady)
2
plural -s
: any butterfly of the genus Vanessa
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