Camberwell beauty

Camberwell beauty

(ˈkæmbəˌwɛl; -wəl) n (Animals) a nymphalid butterfly, Nymphalis antiopa, of temperate regions, having dark purple wings with cream-yellow borders. US name: mourning cloak [C19: named after Camberwell, a district of S London]

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Camberwell beauty - of temperate regions; having dark purple wings with yellow bordersmourning cloak, mourning cloak butterfly, Nymphalis antiopabrush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly, nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly - medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breastgenus Nymphalis, Nymphalis - type genus of the Nymphalidae: mourning cloak butterflies