Found 2 items, similar to brush-footed butterflies.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: brush-footed butterfly brush-footed butterfly n : medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast [syn: nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly, four-footed butterfly]
English → English (gcide) Definition: brush-footed butterflies Nymphalidae \Nymphalidae\ prop. n. A natural family of large beautifully colored butterflies, called also the brush-footed butterflies; formerly called Nymphales. Syn: family Nymphalidae. [WordNet 1.5] Nymphales \Nym*pha"les\, prop. n. pl. [NL.] (Zo["o]l.) Same as Nymphalidae, an extensive family of butterflies including the nymphs, the satyrs, the monarchs, the heliconias, and others; -- called also brush-footed butterflies . [1913 Webster]