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nymphalid definition

nym·pha·lid (nim′fə lid)

noun

any of a family (Nymphalidae) of brightly colored butterflies with very short forelegs including the monarch and viceroy

Etymology: < ModL Nymphalidae < Gr nymphē, nymph: see nubile

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