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heliconians

heliconians is the plural of heliconian.

Meaning of heliconian

Noun

heliconian (plural heliconians)

  1. Any plant of the genus Heliconia, called lobster claws, toucan beaks, wild plantain, or false birds of paradise.
  2. Any butterfly of the genus Heliconius, family Nymphalidae, native to the American tropics and subtropics.
    Synonyms:
    longwing

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Questions about heliconians

What is heliconians the plural of?
Heliconians is the plural of heliconian.

Words near heliconians in the dictionary

  1. helicoids
  2. helicon
  3. heliconia
  4. heliconiaceous
  5. heliconian
  6. heliconians
  7. heliconias
  8. heliconical
  9. heliconiid
  10. heliconiids
  11. heliconiine

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