rubidus

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noun

A butterfly, hybrid between the viceroy (Limenitis archippus) and the red-spotted purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax).

Scrabble 10

Meanings

nounrubidus (plural rubiduses)

plural rubiduses

  1. A butterfly, hybrid between the viceroy (Limenitis archippus) and the red-spotted purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax).

Origin

  1. Latinrubidus
  2. Englishrubidus

From Latin rubidus.

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APA

rubidus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rubidus

MLA

“rubidus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rubidus. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rubidus,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rubidus.

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