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nym⋅pha⋅lid

  [nim-fuh-lid]
–noun
1. a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, comprising the brush-footed butterflies.
–adjective
2. belonging or pertaining to the family Nymphalidae.
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1890–95; < NL Nymphalidae name of family, equiv. to Nymphāl(is) name of genus (L nymph(a) nymph + -ālis -al 1 ) + -idae -id 2
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nym·pha·lid   (nĭm'fə-lĭd)   
n.  Any of various medium to large butterflies of the family Nymphalidae, found worldwide and characterized by vestigial forelegs and often brilliant coloring.

[From New Latin Nymphālidae, family name, from Nymphālis, type genus, ultimately from Latin nympha, nymph; see nymph.]
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