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| ad·mi·ral [ ádmərəl ] (plural ad·mi·rals) |
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1. naval commander: an officer in the U.S. Navy or Coast Guard of a rank above vice admiral
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2. naval officer: a high-ranking naval officer entitled to fly a personal flag
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3. zoology brightly colored butterfly: a brightly colored butterfly of temperate regions. Family Nymphalidae.
See also red admiralwhite admiral
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| [13th century. Via French amiral< Arabic amir-al "commander of" in such phrases as amir-al-bahr "commander of the sea"] |
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  ad·mi·ral·ship noun |
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