vanessid
/ (vəˈnɛsɪd) /
Save This Word!
noun
a butterfly belonging to any of several brightly coloured species, including admirals, tortoiseshells, and the Camberwell beauty, which with the fritillaries comprise the Nymphalidae
adjective
of, relating to, or belonging to this group
QUIZ
ARE YOU A TRUE BLUE CHAMPION OF THESE "BLUE" SYNONYMS?
We could talk until we're blue in the face about this quiz on words for the color "blue," but we think you should take the quiz and find out if you're a whiz at these colorful terms.
Question 1 of 8
Which of the following words describes “sky blue”?
Meet Grammar CoachImprove Your Writing
Word Origin for vanessid
C20: from New Latin vanessa
Words nearby vanessid
Vandyke collar, Van Dyken, vane, Vänern, Vanessa, vanessid, van Eyck, Van Fleet, vang, vanga shrike, van Gogh
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
How to use vanessid in a sentence
The monkey ate various forms of Precis (a Vanessid), after which it was given Acraea halali.
Mimicry in Butterflies|Reginald Crundall PunnettA well-marked instance is that of the little European Vanessid, Araschnia levana.
Mimicry in Butterflies|Reginald Crundall Punnett