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milkweed butterfly

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Word History and Origins

Origin of milkweed butterfly1

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80
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Example Sentences

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Naturalists recently witnessed several species of milkweed butterfly harassing, subduing and subsequently feeding on milkweed caterpillars, presumably to get their fill of toxic alkaloids inside the larvae.

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It is a milkweed butterfly, and will serve as a good introduction to this new world of winged life.

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The measure is taken to ensure that tens of thousands of purple milkweed butterflies are not hit by vehicles as they migrate.

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This butterfly has assumed almost the exact color and markings of the milkweed butterfly, which is distasteful to birds, and hence enjoys peculiar freedom from the attacks of enemies.

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The caterpillar of the monarch or milkweed butterfly is a very striking creature.

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