Meanings
nounmourning cloak (plural mourning cloaks)
plural mourning cloaks
- obsoleteA dark cloak worn by a mourner at a funeral.
- USA large butterfly, Nymphalis antiopa, native to Eurasia and North America.
Synonyms: Camberwell beauty
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA large butterfly, Nymphalis antiopa, native to Eurasia and North America.
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nounof temperate regions; having dark purple wings with yellow borders
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Translations
Catalan vellutada del salze
- vellutada del salzebutterfly, Nymphalis antiopa
Finnish suruvaippa
- suruvaippabutterfly, Nymphalis antiopa
German Trauermantel
- Trauermantelbutterfly, Nymphalis antiopa
Hungarian gyászköpeny, gyászköntös
- gyászköpenydark cloak
- gyászköntösdark cloak
- gyászpalástdark cloak
- gyászköpönyegdark cloak
- gyászlepkebutterfly, Nymphalis antiopa
Japanese 黄縁立羽
- 黄縁立羽 (kiheri tateha)butterfly, Nymphalis antiopa
Russian тра́урница
- тра́урница (tráurnica)dark cloak
Swedish sorgmantel
- sorgmantelbutterfly, Nymphalis antiopa
Turkish yas pelerini kelebeği, sarı bantlı kadife
- yas pelerini kelebeğibutterfly, Nymphalis antiopa
- sarı bantlı kadifebutterfly, Nymphalis antiopa
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APA
mourning cloak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mourning%20cloak
MLA
“mourning cloak.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mourning%20cloak. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mourning cloak,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mourning%20cloak.
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