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anglewing

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an⋅gle⋅wing

[ang-guhl-wing]
–noun
any of several nymphalid butterflies, esp. of the genus Polygonia, having angular notches on the outer edges of the forewings.

Origin:
1900–05, Americanism; angle 1 + wing
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anglewing

noun
nymphalid butterfly having angular notches on the outer edges of the forewings 
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