NYMPHALID


Meaning of NYMPHALID in English

[nym.pha.lid] n [NL Nymphalidae, ultim. fr. L nympha nymph] (1897): any of a family (Nymphalidae) of butterflies (as a mourning cloak or fritillary) with the first pair of legs reduced in size in both sexes and useless for walking -- nymphalid adj

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