"blue admiral" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: blue admirals [plural]
Etymology: blue + admiral, possibly in relation to the red admiral, another species of butterfly. Etymology templates: {{com|en|blue|admiral}} blue + admiral Head templates: {{en-noun}} blue admiral (plural blue admirals)
  1. Kaniska canace, a black and blue species of nymphaline butterflies. Wikipedia link: blue admiral Categories (lifeform): Nymphalid butterflies Related terms: red admiral Translations (Kaniska canace): ব্লু এডমিরাল (blu eḍmiral) (Bengali), 瑠璃立羽 (ruri tateha) (Japanese), 청띠신선나비 (cheongttisinseonnabi) (Korean)
    Sense id: en-blue_admiral-en-noun-0ZSBRf-h Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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