nymphalidae

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Nymphalidae
    n 1: large beautifully colored butterflies [syn: {Nymphalidae},
         {family Nymphalidae}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Nymphalidae \Nymphalidae\ prop. n.
   A natural family of large beautifully colored butterflies,
   called also the {brush-footed butterflies}; formerly called
   {Nymphales}.

   Syn: family {Nymphalidae}.
        [WordNet 1.5]