Definition, Meaning & Anagrams | English word ANGLEWING

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Definitions of ANGLEWING

1. Any of various butterflies in the tribe Nymphalini.

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Examples of Using ANGLEWING in a Sentence

• The angular notches on the edges of the forewings are characteristic of the genus Polygonia, which is why species in the genus are commonly referred to as anglewing butterflies.
• The related genus Nymphalis also includes some anglewing species; Polygonia is sometimes classified as a subgenus of Nymphalis.
• Nymphalis, commonly known as the tortoiseshells or anglewing butterflies, is a genus of brush-footed butterflies.
• Polygonia faunus, the green comma, Faunus comma, or Faunus anglewing is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.

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