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monarch butterfly

Syllabification: (mon·arch but·ter·fly)
(also monarch)
Definition of monarch butterfly

noun

  • a large migratory orange and black butterfly that occurs mainly in North America. The caterpillar feeds on milkweed, using the toxins in the plant to render both itself and the adult unpalatable to predators.
    • Danaus plexippus, subfamily Danainae, family Nymphalidae

monarch butterfly in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of monarch butterfly in the British & World English dictionary