marsh fritillary

noun

A medium size, orange, brown and cream chequered butterfly (Euphydryas aurinia), of the family Nymphalidae.

Meanings

nounmarsh fritillary (plural marsh fritillaries)

plural marsh fritillaries

  1. A medium size, orange, brown and cream chequered butterfly (Euphydryas aurinia), of the family Nymphalidae.

Translations

Polish przeplatka aurinia
  • przeplatka auriniabutterfly
Russian ша́шечница аври́ния
  • ша́шечница аври́ния (šášečnica avrínija)butterfly
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Chicago

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