Glanville fritillary

noun

An orange and brown chequered butterfly (Melitaea cinxia), with distinctive cream and orange underwing pattern, of the family Nymphalidae.

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Meanings

nounGlanville fritillary (plural Glanville fritillaries)

plural Glanville fritillaries

  1. An orange and brown chequered butterfly (Melitaea cinxia), with distinctive cream and orange underwing pattern, of the family Nymphalidae.

Origin

Named after Lady Eleanor Glanville, English butterfly enthusiast, who captured specimens in Lincolnshire during the 1690s.

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Translations

Polish przeplatka cinksia
  • przeplatka cinksiabutterfly
Russian ша́шечница ци́нксия, ша́шечница обыкнове́нная
  • ша́шечница ци́нксия (šášečnica cínksija)butterfly
  • ша́шечница обыкнове́нная (šášečnica obyknovénnaja)butterfly
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APA

Glanville fritillary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Glanville%20fritillary

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Chicago

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