'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]