Danaus
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Dan·a·us
also Dan·a·üs (dăn′ē-əs)n. Greek Mythology
A king of Argos and father of the Danaides.
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Danaüs
(ˈdænɪəs)n
(Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth a king of Argos who told his fifty daughters, the Danaides, to kill their bridegrooms on their wedding night
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Noun 1. [画像:Danaüs - type genus of the Danaidae: monarch butterflies]Danaus - type genus of the Danaidae: monarch butterflies
arthropod genus - a genus of arthropods
Danaidae, family Danaidae - small family of usually tropical butterflies: monarch butterflies
Danaus plexippus, milkweed butterfly, monarch butterfly, monarch - large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed
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