brush-footed butterfly

noun

A butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.

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nymphalidnymphalid butterflyfour-footed butterfly
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Meanings

nounbrush-footed butterfly (plural brush-footed butterflies)

plural brush-footed butterflies

  1. A butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.

    Synonyms: nymphalid

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.

Similar
nymphalid

More synonyms by meaning

nounmedium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast

Similar
nymphalidnymphalid butterflyfour-footed butterfly
Broader
butterfly
Also see
nymphalid

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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“brush-footed butterfly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brush-footed%20butterfly. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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