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Definition of Camberwell beauty
1. Noun. Of temperate regions; having dark purple wings with yellow borders.
Exact synonyms: Mourning Cloak, Mourning Cloak Butterfly, Nymphalis Antiopa
Generic synonyms: Brush-footed Butterfly, Four-footed Butterfly, Nymphalid, Nymphalid Butterfly
Group relationships: Genus Nymphalis, Nymphalis
Generic synonyms: Brush-footed Butterfly, Four-footed Butterfly, Nymphalid, Nymphalid Butterfly
Group relationships: Genus Nymphalis, Nymphalis
Definition of Camberwell beauty
1. Noun. (British) A large butterfly, ''Nymphalis antiopa'', native to Eurasia and North America. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Camberwell Beauty
Literary usage of Camberwell beauty
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. British Butterflies by James Duncan, Georges Cuvier (1860)
"... waved lines of deep black, and a small yellowish spot near the middle of each
wing, and two larger ones on the anterior border. Camberwell beauty ..."
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