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    FAMILY DANAIDAE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Small family of usually tropical butterflies: monarch butterfliesplay

    Synonyms:

    Danaidae; family Danaidae

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("family Danaidae" is a kind of...):

    arthropod family (any of the arthropods)

    Meronyms (members of "family Danaidae"):

    danaid; danaid butterfly (large tropical butterfly with degenerate forelegs and an unpleasant taste)

    Danaus; genus Danaus (type genus of the Danaidae: monarch butterflies)

    Holonyms ("family Danaidae" is a member of...):

    Lepidoptera; order Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies)

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