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

  • 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

  • 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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