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marsh fritillary

marsh fritillary noun: a medium size, orange, brown and cream chequered butterfly (Euphydryas aurinia), of the family Nymphalidae.

Noun

marsh fritillary (plural marsh fritillaries)

  1. A medium size, orange, brown and cream chequered butterfly (Euphydryas aurinia), of the family Nymphalidae.

Forms of marsh fritillary

pluralmarsh fritillaries

Questions about marsh fritillary

What does marsh fritillary mean?
Marsh fritillary means a medium size, orange, brown and cream chequered butterfly (Euphydryas aurinia), of the family Nymphalidae.
What part of speech is marsh fritillary?
Marsh fritillary is a noun.
What is the plural of marsh fritillary?
The plural of marsh fritillary is marsh fritillaries.

Words near marsh fritillary in the dictionary

  1. marsh deer
  2. marsh elder
  3. marsh elders
  4. marsh fever
  5. marsh fritillaries
  6. marsh fritillary
  7. marsh gas
  8. marsh gentian
  9. marsh gentians
  10. Marsh Gibbon
  11. marsh grass

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