milkweed butterfly


Origin of milkweed butterfly

1
An Americanism dating back to 1875–80

Words Nearby milkweed butterfly

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How to use milkweed butterfly in a sentence

  • "Crawl out, I suppose," answered the milkweed butterfly with a careless flutter.

    Among the Meadow People | Clara Dillingham Pierson
  • Let us take as an illustration the common milkweed butterfly.

    The Butterfly Book | William Jacob Holland
  • "Nothing to make such a fuss over," said a milkweed butterfly.

    Among the Meadow People | Clara Dillingham Pierson
  • Thus in writing about the milkweed butterfly, Anosia plexippus, the naturalist will designate it as "A. plexippus."

    The Butterfly Book | William Jacob Holland
  • They see our colors—yellow and black, the badge of the milkweed butterfly—and off they go seeking a choicer tidbit.