monarch
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- noun
- /ˈmɒnərk/
- US
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mariposa monarca
- We'd have a picnic and we'd watch the monarchs migrate.
- monarch butterfly
- monarch caterpillar
- monarch larvae
And there was a single monarch flitting around from flower to flower.
- And there was a single monarch flitting around from flower to flower.
- And Chip Taylor, our monarch butterfly expert, he replied, nothing lasts forever.
- You know the adult butterfly, monarch butterfly, they need nectar.
Examples
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The monarch butterfly navigates by a circadian clock and arrives at exactly the same spot as its grandparents once did.
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Monarch butterflies go through four generations each year.
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I found some photos of last year's monarch migration.
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I read this article about how the monarch population is dwindling, and they mentioned that people help raise them.
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And there was a single monarch flitting around from flower to flower.
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Here, a large monarch caterpillar feeds on a common milkweed plant.
Academic text (2003) -
Instead, some monarchs cross the Rockies to join the huge butterfly roosts in central Mexico.
Academic text (1999) -
Milkweed was brought to Hawaii by an aficionado of monarch butterflies, which rely on milkweed as a host plant.
Academic text (2000) -
Did you know that the monarch butterflies are dying when exposed to pollen from genetically modified maize?
Fiction book (2001) -
I saw a magnificent monarch butterfly resting on a flower in the garden.
Synonyms
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1.0
A small insect with a thin body and bright wings that flies in daylight
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A large orange and black butterfly that travels long distances and whose caterpillars eat milkweed
A large orange and black butterfly that flies long distances and whose caterpillars eat milkweed
A large orange and black North American butterfly whose caterpillars eat milkweed
Compounds
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2.2
A large orange and black butterfly that travels long distances and whose caterpillars eat milkweed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Monarch was given to the butterfly because its large, bright wings looked 'royal' like a king or queen, and the word monarch itself comes from mono- 'one' and -arch 'rule', so calling the insect a monarch is like calling it the 'king' of butterflies.