painted beauty
[ peyn-tid byoo-tee ]
noun
a brightly colored butterfly, Batesia hypochlora, of Brazil, Peru, and Ecuador, that is predominantly blue with an orangish-pink patch on each forewing.
Origin of painted beauty
1First recorded in 1895–1900
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How to use painted beauty in a sentence
She was the woman of the faded, yellow book, and the painted beauty at the Metropolitan.
The Thing from the Lake | Eleanor M. IngramThis painted beauty is a wonderful example of harmonious coloring.
Butterflies Worth Knowing | Clarence M. Weed
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