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western sulphur

western sulphur noun: colias occidentalis, a species of clouded yellow butterfly.

western sulphur: colias occidentalis, a species of clouded yellow butterfly
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Noun

western sulphur (plural western sulphurs)

  1. Colias occidentalis, a species of clouded yellow butterfly.
    Synonyms:
    golden sulphur

Synonyms of western sulphur

Forms of western sulphur

pluralwestern sulphurs

Origin of western sulphur

From western + sulphur.

Questions about western sulphur

What does western sulphur mean?
Western sulphur means colias occidentalis, a species of clouded yellow butterfly.
What part of speech is western sulphur?
Western sulphur is a noun.
What is the plural of western sulphur?
The plural of western sulphur is western sulphurs.

Words near western sulphur in the dictionary

  1. Western Strip
  2. western subalpine warbler
  3. western subalpine warblers
  4. western sugar maple
  5. western sugar maples
  6. western sulphur
  7. western sulphurs
  8. Western swing
  9. western taipan
  10. western taipans
  11. western tanager

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