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Papilio /pə-pilˈi-ō/ noun- The swallowtailed butterfly genus, giving name to the family Papilionidae /-onˈi-dē/, in which all six legs are fully developed in both sexes
- (without cap; pl papilˈios) a butterfly of this genus
ORIGIN: L pāpiliō, -ōnis butterfly papilionāˈceous adjective - Of butterflies
- Butterfly-like
- Of a form of corolla somewhat butterfly-like, with a large posterior petal (vexillum), two side petals or wings (alae), and two anterior petals forming a keel (carina)
- Of the Papilionāˈceae, a family of Leguminosae characterized by such a corolla, including pea, bean, clover, gorse, laburnum, etc
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