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morpho
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mor′pho
,Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK], an epithet of Venus.]
(Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of large, handsome, tropical American butterflies, of the genus
Morpho
. They are noted for the very brilliant metallic luster and bright colors (often blue) of the upper surface of the wings. The lower surface is usually brown or gray, with eyelike spots. Definition 2024
Morpho
Morpho
Translingual
Proper noun
Morpho m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Nymphalidae – some neotropical butterflies, chiefly of South America and Mexico.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Insecta class; Dicondylia - clade; Pterygota - subclass; Metapterygota - clade; Neoptera - infraclass; Eumetabola, Endopterygota - clades; Panorpida - superorder; Amphiesmenoptera - clade; Lepidoptera - order; Glossata - suborder; Heteroneura - infraorder; Ditrysia - division; Cossina - section; Bombycina - subsection; Papilionoidea - superfamily; Papilioniformes - series; Nymphalidae - family; Morphinae - subfamily; Morphini - tribe; Morphina - subtribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Morpho achilles - type species; Morpho (Balachowskyna), Morpho (Crasseia), Morpho (Cypritis), Morpho (Cytheritis), Morpho (Deyrollia), Morpho (Iphimedeia), Morpho (Iphixibia), Morpho (Laurschwartzia), Morpho (Megamede), Morpho (Morpho), Morpho (Pessonia), Morpho (Schwartzia) (subgenera)
morpho
morpho
English
Noun
morpho (plural morphos)
- Any of the genus Morpho of large tropical American butterflies.
- 1992, Robert Michael Pyle, Sarah Anne Hughes, Roger Tory Peterson, Handbook for Butterfly Watchers (page 240)
- Another area visited by butterfly tours for its prolific blue morphos and other brilliant butterflies is Tingo Maria Parque Nacional and vicinity.
- 1992, Robert Michael Pyle, Sarah Anne Hughes, Roger Tory Peterson, Handbook for Butterfly Watchers (page 240)