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Noun: peacock butterfly
  1. European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot
    - peacock, Inachis io

Derived forms: peacock butterflies

Type of: brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly, nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly

Part of: genus Inachis, Inachis

Encyclopedia: Peacock butterfly