Violet-tip

Violet-tip
Violet-tip Vi"o*let-tip", n. (Zo["o]l.) A very handsome American butterfly ({Polygonia interrogationis}). Its wings are mottled with various shades of red and brown and have violet tips. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • violet tip — noun : an American butterfly (Polygonia interrogationis) the wings of which are mottled with various shades of red and brown and have violet tips …   Useful english dictionary

  • Violet wand — suspects in the 1970s and 1980scite web|url=http://www.chicagoreader.com/policetorture/thirddevice/|publisher=Chicago Reader|date=2007 02 04 |title=Police Torture in Chicago: The Mysterious Third Device] .A modern violet ray typically consists of …   Wikipedia

  • Violet-crowned Hummingbird — Taxobox name = Violet crowned Hummingbird status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Trochiliformes familia = Trochilidae genus = Amazilia species = A. violiceps binomial = Amazilia violiceps… …   Wikipedia

  • buff-tip — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun or buff tipped moth ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ Etymology: buff (V) : a European moth (Phalera bucephala) having violet gray forewings with creamy tips and caterpillars that feed on the leaves of elm, beech, birch, oak, and fruit trees …   Useful english dictionary

  • Polygonia interrogationis — Violet tip Vi o*let tip , n. (Zo[ o]l.) A very handsome American butterfly ({Polygonia interrogationis}). Its wings are mottled with various shades of red and brown and have violet tips. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Colotis — danae Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …   Wikipedia

  • Colotis ione — Purple Tip Male Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …   Wikipedia

  • Colotis regina — Queen Purple Tip Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta …   Wikipedia

  • semicolon butterfly — noun : violet tip …   Useful english dictionary

  • List of historic tropical cyclone names — Part of a series on Tropical cyclones …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”