"large tortoiseshell" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: large tortoiseshells [plural]
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  1. The butterfly Nymphalis polychloros, of the family Nymphalidae Translations (Nymphalis polychloros): nimfa dorment [feminine] (Catalan), babočka jilmová [feminine] (Czech), grote vos [masculine] (Dutch), Große Fuchs [masculine] (German), rusałka wierzbowiec [feminine] (Polish), многоцве́тница (mnogocvétnica) [feminine] (Russian), körsbärsfuks [common-gender] (Swedish), барвниця грушева (barvnycja hruševa) [feminine] (Ukrainian), trilliw mawr [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-large_tortoiseshell-en-noun-uKmfUU7p Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Welsh translations, Nymphalid butterflies Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Nymphalid butterflies: 46 54 Disambiguation of 'Nymphalis polychloros': 62 38
  2. The butterfly Nymphalis xanthomelas Translations (Nymphalis xanthomelas): rusałka drzewoszek [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-large_tortoiseshell-en-noun-~7RvbA80 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Welsh translations, Nymphalid butterflies Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Nymphalid butterflies: 46 54 Disambiguation of 'Nymphalis xanthomelas': 31 69

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