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papilio |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Papilio \Pa*pil"i*o\, n. [L., a butterfly.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of butterflies. Note: Formerly it included numerous species which are now placed in other genera. By many writers it is now restricted to the swallow-tailed butterflies, like {Papilio polyxenes or asterias}, and related species.
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