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Butterfly genus
Answer for the clue "Butterfly genus ", 6 letters:
morpho
Word definitions for morpho in dictionaries
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A morpho butterfly is one of over 29 accepted species and 147 accepted subspecies of butterflies in the genus Morpho . They are neotropical butterflies found mostly in South America , Mexico , and Central America . Morphos range in wingspan from the 7.5-cm ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Any of the genus ''Morpho'' of large tropical American butterfly.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
morpho \mor"pho\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, an epithet of Venus.] (Zo["o]l.) 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) ...
Usage examples of morpho.
Everyone made morphos, even littlies, too young for their facial structure to have set.
Evangeline Morphos, who is still talking to me, Richard Curtis, who is godfather for Asherah, and Tom Doherty, who saw a book idea in my photos of Cappadocia.
The blue morphos refuse to lay eggs on anything but living plants, so there are also a number of tiny saplings in pots.