Meanings
nounpeacock butterfly (plural peacock butterflies)
plural peacock butterflies
- Aglais io, a red butterfly with distinctive large eyespots, of the family Nymphalidae.
Synonyms: European peacock
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAglais io, a red butterfly with distinctive large eyespots, of the family Nymphalidae.
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nounEuropean butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot
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peacockInachis io
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Translations
Bulgarian пауново око
- пауново око (paunovo oko)Aglais io
Czech babočka paví oko
- babočka paví okoAglais io
Dutch dagpauwoog
- dagpauwoogAglais io
Finnish neitoperhonen
- neitoperhonenAglais io
Japanese 孔雀蝶, クジャクチョウ
- 孔雀蝶 (kujakuchō)Aglais io
- クジャクチョウ (kujakuchō)Aglais io
Russian павли́ний глаз
- павли́ний глаз (pavlínij glaz)Aglais io
Swedish påfågelöga
- påfågelögaAglais io
Welsh mantell paun, peunog
- mantell paunAglais io
- peunogAglais io
- cynffon paunAglais io
- iâr fach lygadogAglais io
Cite this entry
APA
peacock butterfly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peacock%20butterfly
MLA
“peacock butterfly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peacock%20butterfly. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “peacock butterfly,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peacock%20butterfly.
Source: peacock butterfly on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.