plexippus

See also: Plexippus

Translingual

Etymology

From Plēxippus, one of the 50 sons of Aegyptus (“a king of Egypt”), the twin brother of Danaus, who had 50 daughters.

Noun

plexippus

1. A specific epithet of the monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus

Derived terms

• Danaus plexippus