English Explanatory Dictionary

birdwing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any of various large papilionid butterflies of the genera Troides and Ornithoptera.

Word forms

birdwing birdwings

Etymology

From bird + wing.

Synonyms

bird-winged butterfly

Derived words

Borneo birdwing Rajah Brooke's birdwing Richmond birdwing

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