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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PAPILIONIDES

Pa *pil `i *on "i *des, n. pl. Etym: [NL. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: The typical butterflies.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

papilionid

papilionid |pəˌpɪlɪˈəʊnɪd | ▶noun Entomology a butterfly of a family (Papilionidae ) which includes the swallowtails, birdwings, and apollos. They are typically large and boldly marked, and most kinds have tail-like projections on the hindwings. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from modern Latin Papilionidae (plural ), from Latin papilio (n- )‘butterfly ’.

 

Oxford Dictionary

papilionid

papilionid |pəˌpɪlɪˈəʊnɪd | ▶noun Entomology a butterfly of a family (Papilionidae ) which includes the swallowtails, birdwings, and apollos. They are typically large and boldly marked, and most kinds have tail-like projections on the hindwings. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from modern Latin Papilionidae (plural ), from Latin papilio (n- )‘butterfly ’.