Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The typical genus of Danainæ.
- noun [lowercase] A nymphalid butterfly of the genus Danais.
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Examples
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There were golden-brown danais, with their black-striped wings, jetty troilus with an attempt at trailers, big asterias, velvety black with longer trails and wide bands of yellow dots.
The Harvester 1911
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There were golden-brown danais, with their black-striped wings, jetty troilus with an attempt at trailers, big asterias, velvety black with longer trails and wide bands of yellow dots.
The Harvester Gene Stratton-Porter 1893
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