danaidae

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Danaidae
    n 1: small family of usually tropical butterflies: monarch
         butterflies [syn: {Danaidae}, {family Danaidae}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Danaidae \Danaidae\ n.
   a small natural family of usually tropical butterflies,
   including the monarch butterflies.

   Syn: family {Danaidae}.
        [WordNet 1.5]