Meanings
nounLorquin's admiral (plural Lorquin's admirals)
plural Lorquin's admirals
- A butterfly of species Limenitis lorquini, having brown-black wings with a row of white spots, and orange tips to the forewings.
Origin
Named after Pierre Joseph Michel Lorquin, French naturalist.
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