Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A king of Argos and father of the Danaides.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
Danais .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun the type genus of the Danaidae, including the monarch butterfly,
Danaus plexippus .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun type genus of the Danaidae: monarch butterflies
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Examples
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Danaus rejoices the outcome, and the Danaids praise the Greek gods.
Capsule Summaries of the Great Books of the Western World Jonathan Aquino 2009
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Various theories identify the maiden as Amymone, one of the 50 daughters of Danaus, kidnapped by Poseidon; or Perimele, a nymph rescued from drowning by Poseidon; or Scylla, courted by the sea god Glaucus, half-man and half-fish.
Masterful Engravers Judy Fayard 2011
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Danaus rejoices the outcome, and the Danaids praise the Greek gods.
Archive 2009-03-01 Jonathan Aquino 2009
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Danaus the vampire hunter is unique also as he does not wear the protective silver cross; he has killed several vampires over the past month in her zone as Mira has observed him in action while her tongue erotically massages her fangs.
Nightwalker-Jocelynn Drake « The Merry Genre Go Round Reviews 2008
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Danaus plexippus – monarch butterfly egg, resting on Asclepias syriaca milkweed leaf, Monroe Township, Knox County, Ohio.
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We walked about just a bit, because I was woozy, and watched dragonflies and Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus), which were everywhere.
Howard Hughes Battles the Pink Robots (Part 6b) greygirlbeast 2008
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Danaus plexippus was the previous entry in this blog.
Botox injections interfere with somatic response - The Panda's Thumb 2010
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Danaus plexippus – monarch butterfly egg, resting on Asclepias syriaca milkweed leaf, Monroe Township, Knox County, Ohio.
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Although some species of insect also migrate, it is uncommon for the milkweed butterfly (Danaus plexippus), well known for its migrations through North America, to migrate in the spring and early summer as far north as the Canadian Arctic.
Effects of climate change on the biodiversity of the Arctic 2009
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Danaus gilippus–wing of the queen butterfly taken through a dissecting microscope.
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