marbled white

noun

The large black-and-white chequered butterfly Melanargia galathea, of the family Nymphalidae.

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nounmarbled white (plural marbled whites)

plural marbled whites

  1. The large black-and-white chequered butterfly Melanargia galathea, of the family Nymphalidae.

    Synonyms: marmoress

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe large black-and-white chequered butterfly Melanargia galathea, of the family Nymphalidae.

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Translations

Bulgarian шахматна пеперуда
  • шахматна пеперуда (šahmatna peperuda)butterfly
Catalan escac aranès
  • escac aranèsbutterfly
Dutch dambordje
  • dambordjebutterfly
French demi-deuil, échiquier
  • demi-deuilbutterfly
  • échiquierbutterfly
German Schachbrettfalter, Schachbrett
  • Schachbrettfalterbutterfly
  • Schachbrettbutterfly
Spanish medioluto norteña
  • medioluto norteñabutterfly
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APA

marbled white. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marbled%20white

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“marbled white.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marbled%20white. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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