Found 2 items, similar to monarch butterfly.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: monarch butterfly monarch butterfly n : large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed [syn: monarch, milkweed butterfly, Danaus plexippus ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: monarch butterfly monarch butterfly \mon“arch but”ter*fly\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A very large red and black butterfly (Danais Plexippus) having striking orange-brown wings with black veins in a reticulated pattern; -- called also milkweed butterfly and monarch. Its larvae feed on the leaves of the milkweed. [1913 Webster +PJC] Monarch \Mon"arch\, n. [F. monarque, L. monarcha, fr. Gr. ?, ?; mo`nos alone + ? to be first, rule, govern. See Archi-.] 1. A sole or supreme ruler; a sovereign; the highest ruler; an emperor, king, queen, prince, or chief. [1913 Webster] He who reigns Monarch in heaven, . . . upheld by old repute. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. One superior to all others of the same kind; as, an oak is called the monarch of the forest. [1913 Webster] 3. A patron deity or presiding genius. [1913 Webster] Come, thou, monarch of the vine, Plumpy Bacchus. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 4. (Zo["o]l.) A very large red and black butterfly (Danais Plexippus ); -- called also milkweed butterfly and monarch butterfly. [1913 Webster]