monarch butterfly
monarch butterfly noun: a butterfly of the species Danaus plexippus, native to North and Central America.
Noun
monarch butterfly (plural monarch butterflies)
- 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
monarch butterfly meaning in Tamil and Vietnamese
monarch butterfly in Tamil
- அரச வண்ணத்துப்பூச்சி
monarch butterfly in Vietnamese
- Danaus plexippus
- bướm vua
Forms of monarch butterfly
| plural | monarch butterflies |
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Origin of monarch butterfly
Believed to have been named in honor of King William III of England, as the butterfly’s main color is that of the king’s secondary title, Prince of Orange.
Questions about monarch butterfly
- What does monarch butterfly mean?
- Monarch butterfly means a butterfly of the species Danaus plexippus, native to North and Central America.
- What is monarch butterfly in Tamil?
- Monarch butterfly in Tamil is அரச வண்ணத்துப்பூச்சி. See Monarch butterfly meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is monarch butterfly?
- Monarch butterfly is a noun.
- What is the plural of monarch butterfly?
- The plural of monarch butterfly is monarch butterflies.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: monarch butterfly (page history and authors); monarch butterfly (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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