large white

noun

The big, white and black butterfly Pieris brassicae, of the family Pieridae.

Meanings

large white1

nounlarge white (plural large whites)

plural large whites

  1. The big, white and black butterfly Pieris brassicae, of the family Pieridae.

    Synonyms: cabbage white, cabbage butterfly

Large White2

nounLarge White (plural Large Whites)

plural Large Whites

  1. A domestic pig of a breed originating in Yorkshire.

    Synonyms: Yorkshire pig

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe big, white and black butterfly Pieris brassicae, of the family Pieridae.

nounA domestic pig of a breed originating in Yorkshire.

More synonyms by meaning

nounOld World form of cabbage butterfly

Similar
Pieris brassicae

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Dutch groot koolwitje
  • groot koolwitjebutterfly
Estonian suur-kapsaliblikas
  • suur-kapsaliblikasbutterfly
Finnish kaaliperhonen
  • kaaliperhonenbutterfly
Hungarian káposztalepke
  • káposztalepkebutterfly
Italian cavolaia maggiore
  • cavolaia maggiorebutterfly
Norwegian Bokmål stor kålsommerfugl
  • stor kålsommerfuglbutterfly
Polish bielinek kapustnik, kapustnik
  • bielinek kapustnikbutterfly
  • kapustnikbutterfly
Romanian albiliță, fluture-de-varză
  • albilițăbutterfly
  • fluture-de-varzăbutterfly
Russian капу́стница
  • капу́стница (kapústnica)butterfly
Slovak mlynárik kapustový
  • mlynárik kapustovýbutterfly
Spanish mariposa de la col, blanca de la col
  • mariposa de la colbutterfly
  • blanca de la colbutterfly
Swedish kålfjäril
  • kålfjärilbutterfly
Turkish lahana kelebeği
  • lahana kelebeğibutterfly
Cite this entry
APA

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MLA

“large white.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/large%20white. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “large white,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/large%20white.

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