About The Word Viceroy
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Viceroy
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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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