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Limenitis archippus
(gcide) | Viceroy \Vice"roy\, n. [F. vice-roi; pref. vice- in the place of
(L. vice) + roi a king, L. rex. See Vice, prep. and Royal.]
1. The governor of a country or province who rules in the
name of the sovereign with regal authority, as the king's
substitute; as, the viceroy of India.
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2. (Zool.) A large and handsome American butterfly
(Basilarchia archippus syn. Limenitis archippus). Its
wings are orange-red, with black lines along the nervures
and a row of white spots along the outer margins. The
larvae feed on willow, poplar, and apple trees.
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limenitis archippus
(wn) | Limenitis archippus
n 1: showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smaller
[syn: viceroy, Limenitis archippus] |
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Limenitis archippus
(gcide) | Viceroy \Vice"roy\, n. [F. vice-roi; pref. vice- in the place of
(L. vice) + roi a king, L. rex. See Vice, prep. and Royal.]
1. The governor of a country or province who rules in the
name of the sovereign with regal authority, as the king's
substitute; as, the viceroy of India.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Zool.) A large and handsome American butterfly
(Basilarchia archippus syn. Limenitis archippus). Its
wings are orange-red, with black lines along the nervures
and a row of white spots along the outer margins. The
larvae feed on willow, poplar, and apple trees.
[1913 Webster] |
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