mourning cloak

noun

an anglewing butterfly, Nymphalis antiopa, widely distributed in Europe and North America, having velvety, dark-brown wings with purple spots and pale-yellow edges.

Also called Camberwell beauty.

Origin of mourning cloak

First recorded in 1600–10

Words nearby mourning cloak

Mourner's Kaddish, mournful, mourning, mourning band, Mourning Becomes Electra, mourning cloak, mourning dove, mourning iris, mourning warbler, mouse, mousebird

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Example sentences from the Web for mourning cloak

After hatching from the egg, the Mourning-cloak caterpillars are also subject to the attacks of various parasites.
Butterflies Worth Knowing|Clarence M. Weed
One is the familiar Mourning-cloak and the other is the Compton Tortoise—the latter generally much less abundant than the former.
Butterflies Worth Knowing|Clarence M. Weed
In their habits they are quite similar to the caterpillars of the Mourning-cloak.
Butterflies Worth Knowing|Clarence M. Weed
One fine spring morning I came upon a Mourning-cloak depositing a cluster of eggs upon a willow twig.
Butterflies Worth Knowing|Clarence M. Weed

Some species deposit several in a group, while some, like the Mourning-cloak, may lay two or three dozen in a cluster.
Butterflies Worth Knowing|Clarence M. Weed

British Dictionary definitions for mourning cloak

mourning cloak

noun

the US name for Camberwell beauty

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单词	mourning cloak
释义	mourning cloak noun an anglewing butterfly, Nymphalis antiopa, widely distributed in Europe and North America, having velvety, dark-brown wings with purple spots and pale-yellow edges. Also called Camberwell beauty. Origin of mourning cloak First recorded in 1600–10 Words nearby mourning cloak Mourner's Kaddish, mournful, mourning, mourning band, Mourning Becomes Electra, mourning cloak, mourning dove, mourning iris, mourning warbler, mouse, mousebird Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mourning cloak After hatching from the egg, the Mourning-cloak caterpillars are also subject to the attacks of various parasites. Butterflies Worth Knowing\|Clarence M. Weed One is the familiar Mourning-cloak and the other is the Compton Tortoise—the latter generally much less abundant than the former. Butterflies Worth Knowing\|Clarence M. Weed In their habits they are quite similar to the caterpillars of the Mourning-cloak. Butterflies Worth Knowing\|Clarence M. Weed One fine spring morning I came upon a Mourning-cloak depositing a cluster of eggs upon a willow twig. Butterflies Worth Knowing\|Clarence M. Weed Some species deposit several in a group, while some, like the Mourning-cloak, may lay two or three dozen in a cluster. Butterflies Worth Knowing\|Clarence M. Weed British Dictionary definitions for mourning cloak mourning cloak noun the US name for Camberwell beauty Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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