Meaning of "nymphalid" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD NYMPHALID

From New Latin, from Nymphālis genus name, from Latin.

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PRONUNCIATION OF NYMPHALID

nymphalid  [ˈnɪmfəlɪd]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NYMPHALID

Nymphalid can act as a noun and an adjective.

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The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES NYMPHALID MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Nymphalidae

Nymphalidae is the largest family of butterflies with about 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. These are usually medium sized to large butterflies. Most species have a reduced pair of forelegs and many hold their colourful wings flat when resting. They are also called brush-footed butterflies or four-footed butterflies. Many species are brightly colored and include popular species such as the emperors, Monarch butterfly, admirals, tortoiseshells, and fritillaries. However, the underwings are in contrast often dull and in some species look remarkably like dead leaves, or are much paler, producing a cryptic effect that helps the butterfly disappear into its surroundings.

Definition of nymphalid in the English dictionary

The definition of nymphalid in the dictionary is any butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, typically having brightly coloured wings: includes the fritillaries, tortoiseshells, red admirals, and peacock. Other definition of nymphalid is of, relating to, or belonging to the Nymphalidae.

TRANSLATION OF NYMPHALID

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NYMPHALID»

Discover the use of nymphalid in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nymphalid and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Florissant Butterflies: A Guide to the Fossil and ...

Lithopsyche styx Scudder RIVER STYX NYMPHALID Lithopsyche styx was described by Scudder (1889) from a single specimen collected some years before 1889 at Florissant by Mr. Israel C. Russell, in whose collection it resided at the time ...

Thomas C. Emmel, 1992

Issues in Life Sciences—Zoology: 2013 Edition

of. nymphalid. butterfly. wings: revision. of. the. nymphalid. gr0undplan. By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Life Science Weekly — Investigators publish new report on Zoology. According to news reporting originating from Okinawa ...

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Advances in Insect Physiology APL

SCHWANWITSCH/SOFFERT "NYMPHALID GROUNDPLAN" The most comprehensive understanding of the gross morphology of lepidopteran color patterns was developed independently by Schwanwitsch (1924) and Siiffert ( 1927) in the ...

Michael J. Berridge, J. E. Treherne, Sir Vincent Brian Wigglesworth, 1985

Rhopalocera Europæ Descripta Et Delineata: Plates

fM. Didyma. 7. Var. Neera. XLV. Nymphalid«. 1. Melitœa Dictynna. 2. M. Deione. 3. M. Athalia. 4. M. Aurelia. 6. M. Parthenie. G. M. Asteria. XLVI. Nymphalid*. 1. Argynnis Aphirape. 2. Var. Ossianus. 8. A. Selenis. 4. A. Selene. 5. A. Euphrosyne.

Henry Charles Lang, 1884

Molecular Biology and Genetics of the Lepidoptera

Another good candidate for examination is the sexually dimorphic nymphalid butterfly, Hypolimnas bolina, in which males posses bright, iridescent UV- reflecting markings in the dorsal wing (Kemp and Macedonia 2006) and females show ...

Marian R. Goldsmith, Frantisek Marec, 2009

Ecology of Nymphalid Butterflies in Assam Himalaya

Northeast India is one of the most important hotspot of biological diversity.

Malabika Kakati Saikia, 2012

Insights Into Eyespots: Gene Expression and Function in the ...

Second, it was previously shown that Dll is also expressed at a discal-cell location in a nymphalid butterfly [37]. Denser species sampling, however, is also needed to conclusively resolve this issue. The genetic circuitry involved in nymphalid ...

Diane Marie Ramos, 2007

25 Nature Spectacles in New Jersey

One of the earliest spring nymphalid butterflies is the Mourning Cloak, a black butterfly with a conspicuous yellow band around the edge of the wings. One of the latest autumn butterflies is the Comma, another nymphalid of the anglewing ...

Joanna Burger, 2000

In the Light of Evolution:: Volume I: Adaptation and Complex ...

NYMPHALID BUTTERFLIES COMPRISE A USEFUL SYSTEM FOR STUDYING COLOR VISION Of the five families of butterflies, we have focused our studies on the diverse family Nymphalidae, because it contains a number of species that ...

Francisco J. Ayala, John C. Avise, 2007

Encyclopedia of Entomology

They will almost certainly be subdivided or merged with other subfamilies as our knowledge of nymphalid phylogeny increases. Morphology Adult Nymphalid butterflies (Fig. 68) range from tiny melitaeines (Nymphalinae), the size of a ...

John L. Capinera, 2008

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NYMPHALID»

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Resting on the Smallest Wings: The Flight of Conservation

... Middle Tennessee State University and an expert on Nymphalid butterflies. He addressed a room full of students, researchers and naturalists ... «Huffington Post, Apr 15»

Butterfly eyespots have potential

The nymphalid butterflies are among the most admired, not least for their eyespots. These are examples of repeated characteristics in a ... «The Earth Times, May 14»

Improved injection needles facilitate germline transformation of the …

Here we present an improved glass injection needle design for injecting butterfly ova that increases survival in three Nymphalid butterfly species. Using the ... «BioTechniques.com, Mar 14»

Behavior Brief

They then played the sounds of hunting phoebes back to noctuid moths and nymphalid butterflies while taking recordings of the insects' ... «Scientist, Aug 13»

Now we know why butterflies evolved to have ears

Next, the researchers decided to determine if noctuid moths (Trichoplusia ni) and nymphalid butterflies (Morpho peleides) — which represent ... «io9, Aug 13»

Pokémon X and Y Versions: Sylveon Name Breakdown: Does the …

However, the species of butterfly is "nymphalid," the largest family of butterflies with 6,000 different species. The word "nymph" is unique as the ... «Latinos Post, Feb 13»

New Butterfly Species Identified in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula

“This investigation has revealed overlooked species in a well-studied museum collection of Nymphalid butterflies and suggests that there is a ... «ZME Science, Nov 11»