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Definition: Apatura

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Large Old World butterflies.[Wordnet].

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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"Apatura" is a common misspelling or typo for: Pasture, Aperture, Apertures.

Date "Apatura" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1871. (references)

Common Expressions: Apatura

Expressions Definition
Apatura iris Large European butterfly the male of which has wings shaded with purple. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Genus Apatura Large Old World butterflies. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Extended Definition: Apatura


Apatura

Apaturina
Lesser Purple Emperor
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Division: Rhopalocera
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Apaturinae
Genus: Apatura
Fabricius, 1807
Species

Apatura is a genus of butterflies known as the Emperors.

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