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blue admiral

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of species Kaniska canace of black and blue nymphaline butterflies.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From blue + admiral, possibly in relation to the red admiral, another species of butterfly.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bengali: ব্লু এডমিরাল (blu eḍmiral) — Kaniska canace
  • Japanese: 瑠璃立羽 (ruri tateha) — Kaniska canace
  • Korean: 청띠신선나비 (cheongttisinseonnabi) — Kaniska canace
  • Russian: тра́урница япо́нская (tráurnica japónskaja) — Kaniska canace
  • Russian: кана́ка (kanáka) — Kaniska canace