purple emperor

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   large European butterfly the male of which has wings shaded with purple

   SynonymsApatura iris

   Broaderemperor butterfly

Questions about purple emperor

What does purple emperor mean?

purple emperor means "large European butterfly the male of which has wings shaded with purple".

What is another word for purple emperor?

Close synonyms include Apatura iris. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is purple emperor a common word?

purple emperor is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.