nymphalid

nym·pha·lid

N0201500 (nĭm′fə-lĭd)n. Any of various often brightly colored butterflies of the family Nymphalidae or the subfamily Nymphalinae, having reduced forelegs that are not used for walking.

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[From New Latin Nymphālidae, family name, from Nymphālis, type genus, ultimately from Latin nympha, nymph; see nymph.]

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nym′pha·lid adj.

nymphalid

(ˈnɪmfəlɪd) n (Animals) any butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, typically having brightly coloured wings: includes the fritillaries, tortoiseshells, red admirals, and peacockadj (Zoology) of, relating to, or belonging to the Nymphalidae[C19: from New Latin, from Nymphālis genus name, from Latin; see nymph]

nym•pha•lid

(ˈnɪm fə lɪd)

n. any of several butterflies of the family Nymphalidae, characterized by short, nonfunctional forelegs: includes the monarch, mourning cloak, and viceroy. [1890–95]

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nymphalid - medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breastbrush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly, nymphalid butterflybutterfly - diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wingsfamily Nymphalidae, Nymphalidae - large beautifully colored butterfliesCamberwell beauty, mourning cloak, mourning cloak butterfly, Nymphalis antiopa - of temperate regions; having dark purple wings with yellow borderstortoiseshell butterfly, tortoiseshell - brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettlespainted beauty, Vanessa virginiensis - American butterfly having dark brown wings with white and golden orange spotsadmiral - any of several brightly colored butterfliesred admiral, Vanessa atalanta - of temperate Europe and Asia; having black wings with red and white markingsLimenitis camilla, white admiral - Eurasian butterfly with brown wings and white markingsbanded purple, Limenitis arthemis, white admiral - North American butterfly with blue-black wings crossed by a broad white bandLimenitis astyanax, red-spotted purple - similar to the banded purple but with red spots on underwing surfacesLimenitis archippus, viceroy - showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smalleranglewing - nymphalid butterfly having angular notches on the outer edges of the forewingscomma butterfly, Polygonia comma, comma - anglewing butterfly with a comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wingfritillary - butterfly with brownish wings marked with black and silveremperor butterfly, emperor - large richly colored butterflyInachis io, peacock, peacock butterfly - European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot