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Viceroy

Viceroy Meaning & Definition
Viceroy Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Viceroy?

[n] showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smaller
[n] governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign

Synonyms | Synonyms for Viceroy: Limenitis archippus | vicereine

Related Terms | Find terms related to Viceroy:

See Also | brush-footed butterfly | four-footed butterfly | genus Limenitis | governor | Khedive | Limenitis | nymphalid | nymphalid butterfly

Viceroy In Webster's Dictionary

\Vice"roy\, n. [F. vice-roi; pref. vice- in the place of (L. vice) + roi a king, L. rex. See {Vice}, prep. and Royal.] 1. The governor of a country or province who rules in the name of the sovereign with regal authority, as the king's substitute; as, the viceroy of India. 2. (Zo["o]l.) A large and handsome American butterfly ({Basilarchia, or Limenitis, archippus}). Its wings are orange-red, with black lines along the nervures and a row of white spots along the outer margins. The larv[ae] feed on willow, poplar, and apple trees.

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