Nymphalis

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Nymphalis
    n 1: type genus of the Nymphalidae: mourning cloak butterflies
         [syn: {Nymphalis}, {genus Nymphalis}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Nymphalis \Nymphalis\ prop. n.
   The type genus of the {Nymphalidae}, including the mourning
   cloak butterfly ({Nymphalis antiopa}).

   Syn: genus {Nymphalis}.
        [WordNet 1.5]