What does papilio mean?
Papilio means (zoology) Any butterfly of the genus Papilio..
Papilio
Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Meaning
(zoology) Any butterfly of the genus Papilio..
Example Sentences
At one place I would find a little crowd of the rare butterfly Tachyris zarinda, which would rise up at my approach, and display their vivid orange and cinnabar-red wings, while among them would flutter a few of the fine blue-banded Papilios.
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Word Forms
- papilios
- papiliones
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At one place I would find a little crowd of the rare butterfly Tachyris zarinda, which would rise up at my approach, and display their vivid orange and cinnabar-red wings, while among them would flutter a few of the fine blue-banded Papilios.
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