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Definition of mourning cloak in English: mourning cloaknoun North American A migratory butterfly with deep purple yellow-bordered wings; a Camberwell beauty. Example sentencesExamples - Butterflies including the tiger swallowtail and mourning cloak rely on the flowers of the red maple for their survival and reproduction.
- The first of these, mourning cloak butterflies, usually remain in crevices outside and only rarely make it into the cabin.
- Doug talks about some local species of butterflies, ones with cool names like mourning cloaks, commas, and question marks.
- I believe they were mostly Harris's checkerspots and wood nymphs, or the like, but there were also the occasional monarchs, swallowtails, and mourning cloaks.
Definition of mourning cloak in US English: mourning cloaknoun North American A migratory butterfly with deep purple yellow-bordered wings. Nymphalis antiopa, subfamily Nymphalinae, family Nymphalidae British term Camberwell beauty Example sentencesExamples - I believe they were mostly Harris's checkerspots and wood nymphs, or the like, but there were also the occasional monarchs, swallowtails, and mourning cloaks.
- Doug talks about some local species of butterflies, ones with cool names like mourning cloaks, commas, and question marks.
- The first of these, mourning cloak butterflies, usually remain in crevices outside and only rarely make it into the cabin.
- Butterflies including the tiger swallowtail and mourning cloak rely on the flowers of the red maple for their survival and reproduction.
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