heliconian

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UK/ˌhɛlɪˈkəʊ.ni.ən/US/ˌhɛlɪˈkoʊ.ni.ən/

noun

Any plant of the genus Heliconia, called lobster claws, toucan beaks, wild plantain, or false birds of paradise.

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longwing
OriginLatin Heliconius →
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Meanings

heliconian1

nounheliconian (plural heliconians)

plural heliconians

  1. Any plant of the genus Heliconia, called lobster claws, toucan beaks, wild plantain, or false birds of paradise.
  2. Any butterfly of the genus Heliconius, family Nymphalidae, native to the American tropics and subtropics.

    Synonyms: longwing

Heliconian2

adjectiveHeliconian (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to Helicon.

    Heliconian honey in living words

    1868, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Lucretius

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny butterfly of the genus Heliconius, family Nymphalidae, native to the American tropics and subtropics.

Similar
longwing
Also see
longwing

Origin

  1. LatinHeliconius
  2. EnglishHeliconian

Latin Heliconius

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

heliconian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heliconian

MLA

“heliconian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heliconian. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heliconian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heliconian.

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