red admiral
See under admiral (def. 6).
Origin of red admiral
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How to use red admiral in a sentence
The cuckoo sang again on May 8; the same day a red admiral butterfly was seen, and the turtle-dove heard cooing.
Field and Hedgerow | Richard JefferiesUpon looking beneath it we may see the pretty token of the red admiral, a tiny egg which we may well preserve for our microscope.
Eye Spy | William Hamilton GibsonAn exquisite yellow butterfly, of a sort strange to my Yankee eyes, flits past, followed by a red admiral.
A Florida Sketch-Book | Bradford TorreyThey were both addressed to the red admiral, and they bore English stamps.
The Mystery of Choice | Robert William ChambersThe red admiral is a gourmet; he lingers daintily over his meals; so Peter had time to make a careful sketch of him.
The Purple Heights | Marie Conway Oemler
British Dictionary definitions for red admiral
a nymphalid butterfly, Vanessa atalanta, of temperate Europe and Asia, having black wings with red and white markings: See also white admiral
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