'Papilio asterias' definitions:

Definition of 'Papilio asterias'

From: GCIDE
  • Papilio \Pa*pil"i*o\, peop. n. [L., a butterfly.] (Zool.) A genus of butterflies. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: Formerly it included numerous species which are now placed in other genera. By many writers it is now restricted to the swallow-tailed butterflies, like Papilio polyxenes, syn. Papilio asterias, and related species. [1913 Webster]