vanessan.
/vəˈnɛsə/, U.S. /vəˈnɛsə/ Entomology.
A genus of butterflies (including the red admiral and peacock); a butterfly belonging to this genus.
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1863 H. W. Bates Naturalist on River Amazons I. i. 22 The only Amazonian species which is at all nearly related to our Vanessas, the Admiral and Peacock Butterflies.
1903 Spectator 17 Jan. 84/2 Many butterflies, especially the vanessas, creep away and sleep through the winter.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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