Webster's 1913 Dictionary
TROILUS
Tro "i *lus, n.; pl. L. Troili, E. Troiluses. Etym: [NL. , fr. L.Troilus, Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A large, handsome American butterfly (Euphoeades, or Papilio, troilus ). It is black, with yellow marginal spots on the front wings, and blue spots on the rear wings.
TROILUS BUTTERFLY
TROILUS BUTTERFLY Tro "i *lus butterfly.
Defn: A large American butterfly (Papilio troilus ). It is black, with yellow marginal spots on the front wings, and blue on the rear.
New American Oxford Dictionary
Troilus
Troi lus |ˈtroiləs ˈtrɔɪləs |Greek Mythology a Trojan prince, the son of Priam and Hecuba, killed by Achilles. In medieval legends of the Trojan War he is portrayed as the forsaken lover of Cressida.
Oxford Dictionary
Troilus
Troilus |ˈtrɔɪləs |Greek Mythology a Trojan prince, the son of Priam and Hecuba, killed by Achilles. In medieval legends of the Trojan war he is portrayed as the forsaken lover of Cressida.