Meanings
nounblue admiral (plural blue admirals)
plural blue admirals
- Any member of the species Kaniska canace of black and blue nymphaline butterflies.
Origin
From blue + admiral, possibly in relation to the red admiral, another species of butterfly.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bengali ব্লু এডমিরাল
- ব্লু এডমিরাল (blu eḍmiral)Kaniska canace
Japanese 瑠璃立羽
- 瑠璃立羽 (ruri tateha)Kaniska canace
Korean 청띠신선나비
- 청띠신선나비 (cheongttisinseonnabi)Kaniska canace
Russian тра́урница япо́нская, кана́ка
- тра́урница япо́нская (tráurnica japónskaja)Kaniska canace
- кана́ка (kanáka)Kaniska canace
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APA
blue admiral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blue%20admiral
MLA
“blue admiral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blue%20admiral. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blue admiral,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blue%20admiral.
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