Definitions for nymphalid

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nymphalid nym·pha·lid

Spelling: [nim-fuh-lid]

IPA: /ˈnɪm fə lɪd/

Nymphalid is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 22 points.

You can make 366 anagrams from letters in nymphalid (adhilmnpy).

Definitions for nymphalid

noun

1. a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, comprising the brush-footed butterflies.

adjective

1. belonging or pertaining to the family Nymphalidae.

Origin of nymphalid

1890-95; New Latin Nymphalidae name of family, equivalent to Nymphāl(is) name of genus (Latin nymph(a) nymph + -ālis -al¹) + -idae

Examples for nymphalid

The family of nymphalid is the sub-typical group of the diurnal Lepidoptera, forming our tribe Papiliones.

No less than sixty-two genera are counted today in the family of diurnal butterflies known as the nymphalid.