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Glanville fritillary

Glanville fritillary noun: an orange and brown chequered butterfly (Melitaea cinxia), with distinctive cream and orange underwing pattern, of the family Nymphalidae.

glanville fritillary: an orange and brown chequered butterfly (Melitaea cinxia), with distinctive cream and orange...
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Noun

Glanville fritillary (plural Glanville fritillaries)

  1. An orange and brown chequered butterfly (Melitaea cinxia), with distinctive cream and orange underwing pattern, of the family Nymphalidae.

Forms of Glanville fritillary

pluralGlanville fritillaries

Origin of Glanville fritillary

Named after Lady Eleanor Glanville, English butterfly enthusiast, who captured specimens in Lincolnshire during the 1690s.

Questions about Glanville fritillary

What does Glanville fritillary mean?
Glanville fritillary means an orange and brown chequered butterfly (Melitaea cinxia), with distinctive cream and orange underwing pattern, of the family Nymphalidae.
What part of speech is Glanville fritillary?
Glanville fritillary is a noun.
What is the plural of Glanville fritillary?
The plural of Glanville fritillary is Glanville fritillaries.

Words near Glanville fritillary in the dictionary

  1. Glantz
  2. Glantzes
  3. Glanvill
  4. Glanville
  5. Glanville fritillaries
  6. Glanville fritillary
  7. Glanvilles
  8. Glanvillian
  9. Glanyrafon
  10. Glanzer
  11. Glanzers

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