Schillerfalter

German

Etymology

From schillern +‎ Falter.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃɪlɐˌfaltɐ]
  • Hyphenation: Schil‧ler‧fal‧ter

Noun

Schillerfalter m (strong, genitive Schillerfalters, plural Schillerfalter)

  1. (entomology) any butterfly of the butterfly subfamily Apaturinae.
  2. (in the plural) collective noun for butterflies of the subfamily Apaturinae including many species commonly called emperors.

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