Nymphalis

noun

Nym·​pha·​lis

nimˈfalə̇s,

-fāl-,

-fäl-

: a widely distributed genus of nymphalid butterflies

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, nymphal, from nympha nymph + -alis -al

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