brush-footed butterflies

brush-footed butterflies
Nymphales Nym*pha"les, prop. n. pl. [NL.] (Zo["o]l.) Same as {Nymphalidae}, an extensive family of butterflies including the nymphs, the satyrs, the monarchs, the heliconias, and others; -- called also {brush-footed butterflies}. [1913 Webster]

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