painted beauty

noun

Batesia hypochlora, a colourful American butterfly.

Similar
Vanessa virginiensis

Meanings

nounpainted beauty (plural painted beauties)

plural painted beauties

  1. Batesia hypochlora, a colourful American butterfly.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAmerican butterfly having dark brown wings with white and golden orange spots

Similar
Vanessa virginiensis
Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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