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painted lady

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painted lady
n.
A widely distributed butterfly (Vanessa cardui) having brown, black, and orange markings. Also called cosmopolite, thistle butterfly.
painted lady
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a migratory nymphalid butterfly, Vanessa cardui, with pale brownish-red mottled wings


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