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monarch butterflies

monarch butterflies is the plural of monarch butterfly.

Meaning of monarch butterfly

Noun

monarch butterfly (plural monarch butterflies)

  1. A butterfly of the species Danaus plexippus, native to North and Central America.
    • A US study published earlier this year found that dust emitted when seeds treated with neonicotinoids are planted causes sub-lethal effects in caterpillars of the monarch butterfly.2015 November 24, Patrick Barkham, “Pesticide may be reason butterfly numbers are falling in UK, says study”, in The Guardian

Questions about monarch butterflies

What is monarch butterflies the plural of?
Monarch butterflies is the plural of monarch butterfly.

Words near monarch butterflies in the dictionary

  1. monandrously
  2. monandry
  3. monantherous
  4. monanthous
  5. monarch
  6. monarch butterflies
  7. monarch butterfly
  8. monarch caterpillar
  9. monarch caterpillars
  10. monarch flycatcher
  11. monarch flycatchers

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