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Noun: nymphalid butterfly
  1. Medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly coloured wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast
    - nymphalid, brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly

Derived forms: nymphalid butterflies

Type of: butterfly

Part of: family Nymphalidae, Nymphalidae

Encyclopedia: Nymphalid butterfly

Nearest

nylons
nymph
Nymphaea
Nymphaea alba
Nymphaea caerulea
Nymphaea lotus
Nymphaea odorata
Nymphaea stellata
Nymphaeaceae
nymphalid
nymphalid butterfly
Nymphalidae
Nymphalis
Nymphalis antiopa
nymphet
Nymphicus
Nymphicus hollandicus
nympho
nympholepsy
nympholept
nymphomania