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Definition of Vanessa

1. Noun. Painted beauty and red admiral.

Definition of Vanessa

1. n. Any one of numerous species of handsomely colored butterflies belonging to Vanessa and allied genera. Many of these species have the edges of the wings irregularly scalloped.

2. n. Any one of numerous species of handsomely colored butterflies belonging to Vanessa and allied genera. Many of these species have the edges of the wings irregularly scalloped.

Definition of Vanessa

1. Proper noun. (coinages female given name). ¹

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Definition of Vanessa

1. a butterfly [n -S]

Medical Definition of Vanessa

1. Any one of numerous species of handsomely coloured butterflies belonging to Vanessa and allied genera. Many of these species have the edges of the wings irregularly scalloped. Origin: Probably from Swift's poem of Cadenus and Vanessa. See Vanessa, in the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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