Danaus

Dan·a·us

also Dan·a·üs D0020300 (dăn′ē-əs)n. Greek Mythology A king of Argos and father of the Danaides.

Danaüs

(ˈdænɪəs) n (Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth a king of Argos who told his fifty daughters, the Danaides, to kill their bridegrooms on their wedding night

Thesaurus

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Danaus - type genus of the Danaidae: monarch butterfliesgenus Danausarthropod genus - a genus of arthropodsDanaidae, family Danaidae - small family of usually tropical butterflies: monarch butterfliesDanaus plexippus, milkweed butterfly, monarch butterfly, monarch - large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed