painted ladies

A form of painted lady — Any of certain cryptic patterned butterflies of genus Vanessa (family Nymphalidae), especially Vanessa cardui.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of painted lady
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APA

painted ladies. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/painted%20ladies

MLA

“painted ladies.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/painted%20ladies. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “painted ladies,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/painted%20ladies.

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