n. Any butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, consisting of medium to large butterflies found worldwide, typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast. Syn. --nymphalid butterfly, brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
prop. n. A natural family of large beautifully colored butterflies, called also the brush-footed butterflies; formerly called Nymphales. Syn. -- family Nymphalidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]