1. Danaus - Noun
2. Danaus - Proper noun
type genus of the Danaidae: monarch butterflies
Source: WordNetAngered 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