danaus plexippus

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Danaus plexippus
    n 1: large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings
         with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed
         [syn: {monarch}, {monarch butterfly}, {milkweed butterfly},
         {Danaus plexippus}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Danaus \Danaus\ n.
   the type genus of the Danaidae, including the monarch
   butterfly, {Danaus plexippus}.

   Syn: genus {Danaus}.
        [WordNet 1.5]

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