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emperor butterfly
em·per·or but·ter·fly (plural em·per·or but·ter·flies)


noun 
Definition:
 
butterfly with purple wings: a brightly colored butterfly that typically has mottled purple and brownish markings. Family Nymphalidae.
[< imperial associations of purple]
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