painted beauty

noun

a butterfly, Vanessa virginiensis, having brownish-black and orange wings, the hind wings each having two eyespots.

Origin of painted beauty

¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words Nearby painted beauty

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How to use painted beauty in a sentence

She was the woman of the faded, yellow book, and the painted beauty at the Metropolitan.
The Thing from the Lake | Eleanor M. Ingram
This painted beauty is a wonderful example of harmonious coloring.
Butterflies Worth Knowing | Clarence M. Weed

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