COMMA BUTTERFLY

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Anglewing butterfly with a comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wing

Synonyms:

comma; comma butterfly; Polygonia comma

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("comma butterfly" 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 ("comma butterfly" is a member of...):

genus Polygonia; Polygonia (comma butterflies)

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