mourning cloak

mourning cloak

n.

A large butterfly (Nymphalis antiopa) of Europe and North America, having purplish-brown wings with a broad yellow border.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

mourning cloak - of temperate regions; having dark purple wings with yellow borders Camberwell beauty, mourning cloak butterfly, Nymphalis antiopa brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly, nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly - medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast genus Nymphalis, Nymphalis - type genus of the Nymphalidae: mourning cloak butterflies