1. A nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right
   - sovereign, crowned head 
2. Large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed
   - monarch butterfly, milkweed butterfly, Danaus plexippus

Derived forms: monarchs

See also: monarchal, royal

Type of: chief of state, danaid, danaid butterfly, head of state, ruler, swayer

Part of: Danaus, genus Danaus

Encyclopedia: Monarch Monarch, Colorado

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