Nymphalid

2 definitions found

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

  nymphalid \nymphalid\ n.
     Any butterfly of the family {Nymphalidae}, consisting of
     medium to large butterflies found worldwide, typically having
     brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional
     forelegs carried folded on the breast.
  


     Syn: nymphalid butterfly, brush-footed butterfly, four-footed
          butterfly.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  nymphalid
       n : medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having
           brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional
           forelegs carried folded on the breast [syn: {nymphalid
           butterfly}, {brush-footed butterfly}, {four-footed
           butterfly}]