DANAUS

Meaning of DANAUS in English

n. type of monarch butterflies (Zoology); (Greek Mythology) ruler of Argos who had 50 daughters (whom he ordered to kill their husbands on their wedding night)

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DANAUS — ˈdanēəs, -nāəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, after Danaus, mythical king of Argos who ordered his daughters to murder …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DANAUS — /dan"ay euhs/ , n. Class. Myth. a ruler of Argos who ordered his 50 daughters to kill their husbands on …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DANAUS — in Greek legend, son of Belus, king of Egypt, and twin brother of Aegyptus. Driven out of Egypt by his …
Britannica English vocabulary
DANAUS — Danaus, Danaüs BrE AmE ˈdæn i‿əs -eɪ-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DANAUS — [Greek] The son of king Belus of Egypt, according to legend Danaus and his brother Aegyptus had 100 children, Danaus …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
DANAUS — Данай и данаиды
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
MONARCH BUTTERFLY — noun Date: 1890 a large migratory American butterfly ( Danaus plexippus ) that has orange-brown wings with black veins and …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MONARCH BUTTERFLY — Species ( Danaus plexippus , family Danaidae) of milkweed butterfly , occurring worldwide but mainly in the Americas. It is …
Английский словарь Британика
MONARCH — I. ˈmänə(r)k, -äˌnärk, -ˌnȧk noun ( -s ) Etymology: Late Latin monarcha, from Greek monarchēs, monarchos, from mon- + -archēs, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WANDERER — -dərə(r) noun ( -s ) : one that wanders: as a. capitalized : a Scottish Covenanter during the time of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
QUEEN BUTTERFLY — noun also queen ( -s ) : a large brown white-spotted butterfly ( Danaus glippus ) of the warmer parts …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DANAIDAE — dəˈnāəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Danaus, type genus + -idae : a small family of large …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ANOSIA — əˈnōzh(ē)ə Etymology: New Latin, from Greek anosos harmless, healthy (from a- a- (II) + nosos sickness) + New Latin -ia …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MONARCH BUTTERFLY — a large, deep-orange butterfly, Danaus plexippus, having black and white markings, the larvae of which feed on the leaves of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DANAIDES — — Danaidean /dan'ee id"ee euhn, dan'ee i dee"euhn/ , adj. /deuh nay"i deez'/ , n.pl. Class. Myth. the 50 daughters …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LINDA — n. female first name; family name; city in central California (USA); daughter of Danaus who was worshipped on Rhodes (Greek …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DANAIDES — n. (Greek Mythology) the general name for the 50 daughters of Danaus
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MONARCH BUTTERFLY — Date: 1890 : a large migratory American butterfly ( Danaus plexippus ) that has orange-brown wings with black veins and …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MONARCH — [ 'mɒnək ] ■ noun 1》 a sovereign head of state, especially a king, queen, or emperor. 2》 a large …
Concise Oxford English vocab
MONARCH BUTTERFLY — [monarch butterfly] n (1890): a large migratory American butterfly (Danaus plexippus) that has orange-brown wings with black veins and borders …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MONARCH BUTTERFLY — (Danaus plexippus), a familiar member of the milkweed butterfly family Danaidae (order Lepidoptera), distributed throughout the world but concentrated mainly …
Britannica English vocabulary
LEPIDOPTERAN
Britannica English vocabulary
PROETUS — in Greek mythology, a king of Argos, grandson of Danaus. He quarreled with his brother Acrisius and divided the kingdom …
Britannica English vocabulary
MONARCH — n. 1 a sovereign with the title of king, queen, emperor, empress, or the equivalent. 2 a supreme ruler. 3 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MONARCH — n. 1 a sovereign with the title of king, queen, emperor, empress, or the equivalent. 2 a supreme ruler. 3 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MONARCH — n.1 a sovereign with the title of king, queen, emperor, empress, or the equivalent. 2 a supreme ruler. 3 a …
Oxford English vocab
MONARCH BUTTERFLY — Species ( Danaus plexippus , family Danaidae) of milkweed butterfly , occurring worldwide but mainly in the Americas. It is …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HYPERMNESTRA — [Greek heroic] From Greek mythology, Hypermnestra was the only one of the fifty daughters of Danaus that did not kill …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
DANAIDES — [Greek] The fifty daughters of Danaus. He fled with his daughters in fear of his twin brother Aegyptus, but the …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
AEGYPTUS — [Greek] The son of Belus and twin brother of Danaus. He was the father of fifty sons who, except for …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
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