Troilus

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Troilus \Tro"i*lus\, n.; pl. L. {Troili}, E. {Troiluses}. [NL.,
     fr. L. Troilus, Gr. ?, the son of Priam.] (Zool.)
     A large, handsome American butterfly ({Euph[oe]ades troilus},
     or {Papilio troilus}). It is black, with yellow marginal
     spots on the front wings, and blue spots on the rear wings;
     -- also called {troilus butterfly}.


     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Troilus butterfly \Tro"i*lus butterfly\
     A large American butterfly ({Papilio troilus}). It is black,
     with yellow marginal spots on the front wings, and blue on
     the rear; -- also called {troilus}.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]