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    GENUS NYMPHALIS

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Type genus of the Nymphalidae: mourning cloak butterfliesplay

    Synonyms:

    genus Nymphalis; Nymphalis

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("genus Nymphalis" is a kind of...):

    arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

    Meronyms (members of "genus Nymphalis"):

    Camberwell beauty; mourning cloak; mourning cloak butterfly; Nymphalis antiopa (of temperate regions; having dark purple wings with yellow borders)

    tortoiseshell; tortoiseshell butterfly (brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles)

    Holonyms ("genus Nymphalis" is a member of...):

    family Nymphalidae; Nymphalidae (large beautifully colored butterflies)

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