Papilionoidea

plural noun

Pa·​pil·​i·​o·​noi·​dea

: a superfamily of Lepidoptera including all the typical butterflies compare hesperioidea

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Papilion-, Papilio + -oidea

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