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nymphalid
nymphalid [ nímfəlid ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
of tortoiseshell family of butterflies: belonging to a family of butterflies that has brightly coloured wings and includes the tortoiseshell butterfly and the red admiral. Family Nymphalidae.
[Late 19th century. Via modern Latin Nymphalidae< Latin nympha (see nympha)]
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