‖peop. n. [ L., a butterfly. ] (Zool.) A genus of butterflies. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ 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, syn. Papilio asterias, and related species. [ 1913 Webster ]
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‖n. pl. [ NL. See Papilio. ] (Zool.) The division of
‖n. pl. [ NL. ] (Zool.) The typical butterflies. [ 1913 Webster ]