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Red admiral
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noun
1.
the commander in chief of a fleet.
2.
a naval officer of the highest rank.
3.
a naval officer of a high rank: the grades in the U.S. Navy are fleet admiral, admiral, vice-admiral, and rear admiral.
4.
Obsolete. the flagship of an admiral.
5.
EXPANDBritish. a master who directs a fishing fleet.
6.
COLLAPSEany of several often brightly colored butterflies of the family Nymphalidae, as Vanessa atalanta (red admiral).
Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English, variant of amiral < Old French < Arabic amīr al commander of the; -d- < Medieval Latin admīrābilis mundī for Arabic amīr al-mu'minīn commander of the faithful; or with replacement of a-5 by ad-, as in administer
1175–1225; Middle English, variant of amiral < Old French < Arabic amīr al commander of the; -d- < Medieval Latin admīrābilis mundī for Arabic amīr al-mu'minīn commander of the faithful; or with replacement of a-5 by ad-, as in administer
Related forms
ad·mi·ral·ship, noun
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| red admiral | |
| —n | |
| See also white admiral a nymphalid butterfly, Vanessa atalanta, of temperate Europe and Asia, having black wings with red and white markings | |
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