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Noun: painted beauty  'peyn-tid 'byoo-tee
  1. American butterfly having dark brown wings with white and golden orange spots
    - Vanessa virginiensis

Derived forms: painted beauties

Type of: brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly, nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly

Part of: genus Vanessa, Vanessa

Encyclopedia: Painted beauty

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