Meanings
plural white admirals
- A striking, white and black butterfly, of species Limenitis camilla, Limenitis arthemis or Limenitis trivena, of the family Nymphalidae.
Synonyms: red-spotted purple, white admirable
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA striking, white and black butterfly, of species Limenitis camilla, Limenitis arthemis or Limenitis trivena, of the family Nymphalidae.
More synonyms by meaning
nounNorth American butterfly with blue-black wings crossed by a broad white band
nounEurasian butterfly with brown wings and white markings
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan nimfa boscana
- nimfa boscanawhite and black butterfly
Chinese Mandarin 白蛺蝶 /白蛱蝶
- 白蛺蝶 /白蛱蝶 (báijiádié)white and black butterfly
Finnish kuusamaperhonen
- kuusamaperhonenwhite and black butterfly
Spanish ninfa boscana
- ninfa boscanawhite and black butterfly
Turkish hanımeli kelebeği
- hanımeli kelebeğiwhite and black butterfly
Welsh mantell wen
- mantell wenwhite and black butterfly
Cite this entry
white admiral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white%20admiral
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