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Definition of Monarch butterfly
1. Noun. Large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed.
Generic synonyms: Danaid, Danaid Butterfly
Group relationships: Danaus, Genus Danaus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Monarch Butterfly
Literary usage of Monarch butterfly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handbook of Nature-study for Teachers and Parents: Based on the Cornell by Anna Botsford Comstock (1911)
"There The monarch butterfly. are white dots set, two pairs in two rows, between
each two veins in the black margin of the wings; and the fringe at the edge ..."
2. Elementary Zoology by Vernon Lyman Kellogg (1901)
"Win^s of monarch butterfly, ... yellowish- green eggs of the monarch butterfly
are deposited on the under side of the leaves of milkweeds (Asclepias*) and ..."
3. Intermediate Language Lessons by Emma Serl (1914)
"LESSON 122 COMPOSITION —THE monarch butterfly A beautiful orange and black
butterfly flew slowly over the meadow. Near a milkweed stalk it paused and ..."
4. Theme Pockets by Michelle Noble Barnett, Jill Norris, Jo Ellen Moore, Caitlin Rabanera, Ann Switzer (1999)
"Materials • monarch butterfly pattern on page 74, reproduced for each student •
monarch butterfly information on page 75, reproduced for each student ..."
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