Acraeinae
plural noun
Ac·rae·i·nae
ˌa-krē-ˈī-(ˌ)nē
: a subfamily of Nymphalidae consisting of chiefly African butterflies possessing distastefulness to predators and mimicked by many more edible butterflies
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Acraea, type genus (from Latin, feminine of acraeus living on the heights, from Greek akraios, from akron height) + -inae
First Known Use
1840, in the meaning defined above