'brush-footed butterflies' definitions:

Definition of 'brush-footed butterflies'

From: GCIDE
  • Nymphalidae \Nymphalidae\ prop. n. A natural family of large beautifully colored butterflies, called also the brush-footed butterflies; formerly called Nymphales.
  • Syn: family Nymphalidae. [WordNet 1.5]

Definition of 'brush-footed butterflies'

From: GCIDE
  • Nymphales \Nym*pha"les\, prop. n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.) Same as Nymphalidae, an extensive family of butterflies including the nymphs, the satyrs, the monarchs, the heliconias, and others; -- called also {brush-footed butterflies}. [1913 Webster]

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