monarch butterfly
noun
a large, deep-orange butterfly, Danaus plexippus, having black and white markings, the larvae of which feed on the leaves of milkweed.
Also called
monarch.
Origin of monarch butterfly
First recorded in 1885–90
Words nearby monarch butterfly
monal,
monandrous,
monandry,
monanthous,
monarch,
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monarchianism,
monarchical,
monarchism,
monarchy