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Banks' brown

Banks' brown noun: a species of satyrine butterfly, Heteronympha banksii, of eastern Australia.

Noun

Banks' brown (plural Banks' browns)

  1. A species of satyrine butterfly, Heteronympha banksii, of eastern Australia.

Forms of Banks' brown

pluralBanks' browns

Origin of Banks' brown

Named in honour of English naturalist Joseph Banks.

Questions about Banks' brown

What does Banks' brown mean?
Banks' brown means a species of satyrine butterfly, Heteronympha banksii, of eastern Australia.
What part of speech is Banks' brown?
Banks' brown is a noun.
What is the plural of Banks' brown?
The plural of Banks' brown is Banks' browns.

Words near Banks' brown in the dictionary

  1. Banks Islands
  2. banks of issue
  3. banks on
  4. Banks Peninsula
  5. banks up
  6. Banks' brown
  7. Banks' browns
  8. Banks-Zaks fixed point
  9. banksall
  10. banksalls
  11. Bankses

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