noun
large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed
• Syn: ↑monarch, ↑milkweed butterfly, ↑Danaus plexippus
• Hypernyms: ↑danaid, ↑danaid butterfly
• Member Holonyms: ↑Danaus, ↑genus Danaus
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noun, pl ⋯ -flies [count]
: a large orange and black American butterfly
Useful english dictionary. 2012.