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    BANDED PURPLE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    North American butterfly with blue-black wings crossed by a broad white bandplay

    Synonyms:

    banded purple; Limenitis arthemis; white admiral

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("banded purple" is a kind of...):

    brush-footed butterfly; four-footed butterfly; nymphalid; nymphalid butterfly (medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast)

    Holonyms ("banded purple" is a member of...):

    genus Limenitis; Limenitis (mainly dark northern butterflies with white wing bars)

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