"monarch butterfly" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: monarch butterflies [plural]
Etymology: Believed to have been named in honor of King William III of England, as the butterfly’s main color is that of the king’s secondary title, Prince of Orange. Head templates: {{en-noun}} monarch butterfly (plural monarch butterflies)
  1. A butterfly of the species Danaus plexippus, native to North and Central America. Wikipedia link: Jean Ruth Adams, Prince of Orange, William III of England Hypernyms (Danaus plexippus): milkweed butterfly Translations (Danaus plexippus): monarx kəpənək (Azerbaijani), monarca [feminine] (Catalan), monarchvlinder [masculine] (Dutch), monarkkiperhonen (Finnish), monarque [masculine] (French), bolboreta monarca [feminine] (Galician), Monarchfalter [masculine] (German), királylepke (Hungarian), farfalla monarca [feminine] (Italian), 大樺斑 (ookabamadara) (Japanese), 제왕나비 (jewangnabi) (Korean), kahuku (Maori), quetzalpapalotl (Nahuatl), данаида монарх (danaida monarx) (Russian), kral kelebeği (Turkish), bướm vua (Vietnamese)

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