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red-spotted purple

[ red-spot-id ]

noun

  1. purple7

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Word History and Origins

Origin of red-spotted purple1

An Americanism dating back to 1765–75

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Example Sentences

A red-spotted purple butterfly lights gracefully on the plant, folding and unfolding its beautifully colored wings.

Red-spotted Purple (Basilarchia astyanax or Limenitis astyanax).

The third, the Red-spotted Purple, is the characteristic form south of latitude 42 degrees.

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