nymphalid butterfly

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Noun
1. medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast
(synonym) nymphalid, brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly
(hypernym) butterfly
(hyponym) mourning cloak, mourning cloak butterfly, Camberwell beauty, Nymphalis antiopa
(member-holonym) Nymphalidae, family Nymphalidae