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Noun: red admiral  red ad-mu-rul
  1. Of temperate Europe and Asia; having black wings with red and white markings
    - Vanessa atalanta

Derived forms: red admirals

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

Part of: genus Vanessa, Vanessa

Encyclopedia: Red admiral