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large white

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The big, white and black butterfly Pieris brassicae, of the family Pieridae.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A domestic pig of a breed originating in Yorkshire.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: Yorkshire pig

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Old World form of cabbage butterfly

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Pieris brassicae

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cabbage butterfly

History

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: groot koolwitje — butterfly
  • Estonian: suur-kapsaliblikas — butterfly
  • Finnish: kaaliperhonen — butterfly
  • Galician: bolboreta da col — butterfly
  • Hungarian: káposztalepke — butterfly
  • Italian: cavolaia maggiore — butterfly
  • Norwegian Bokmål: stor kålsommerfugl — butterfly
  • Polish: bielinek kapustnik — butterfly
  • Polish: kapustnik — butterfly
  • Romanian: albiliță — butterfly
  • Romanian: fluture-de-varză — butterfly
  • Russian: капу́стница (kapústnica) — butterfly
  • Slovak: mlynárik kapustový — butterfly
  • Spanish: mariposa de la col — butterfly
  • Spanish: blanca de la col — butterfly
  • Swedish: kålfjäril — butterfly
  • Turkish: lahana kelebeği — butterfly