vanessa
Substantivhäufig in Dialogen
Any butterfly of the genus Vanessa.
Substantiv
- 1
Any butterfly of the genus Vanessa.
The Nymphalidae are a very extensive group, of generally strong-winged and very bright-coloured butterflies, very abundant in the tropics, and represented in our own country by our Fritillaries, our Vanessas, and our Purple-emperor.
Herkunft
From the genus name.
Formen
- Plural
- vanessas