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- noun plural (Zoöl.) The typical butterflies.
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In the pre-eminent type of this order of insects, the butterflies, (papilionides,) our associations little prepare us for expecting any trace of the evil principle; but here, too, there is a sub-typical division.
Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation Robert Chambers 1836
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