Danaus

Speech parts

1. Danaus - Noun

2. Danaus - Proper noun

Meaning

type genus of the Danaidae: monarch butterflies

Synonyms

Hypernyms

Phrases with the word

Examples

Angered by his daughter's disobedience, Danaus orders her imprisonment and, possibly, her execution. Source: Internet

Danaus secretly informs his daughters of an oracle predicting that one of his sons-in-law would kill him; he therefore orders the Danaids to murder their husbands on their wedding night. Source: Internet

These toxic species, such as the Cinnabar moth (Tyria jacobaeae) and monarch ( Danaus plexippus ) caterpillars, usually advertise themselves with the danger colors of red, yellow and black, often in bright stripes (see aposematism ). Source: Internet

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