English Explanatory Dictionary

Glanville fritillary

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An orange and brown chequered butterfly (Melitaea cinxia), with distinctive cream and orange underwing pattern, of the family Nymphalidae.

Word forms

Glanville fritillary Glanville fritillaries

Etymology

Named after Lady Eleanor Glanville, English butterfly enthusiast, who captured specimens in Lincolnshire during the 1690s.

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