Morpho

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

  morpho \mor"pho\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, an epithet of Venus.]
     (Zool.)
     Any one of numerous species of large, handsome, tropical
     American butterflies, of the genus {Morpho}. They are noted
     for the very brilliant metallic luster and bright colors
     (often blue) of the upper surface of the wings. The lower


     surface is usually brown or gray, with eyelike spots.
     [1913 Webster]