'Nymphales' definitions:
Definition of 'Nymphales'
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]