white admiral

1. 1.

   North American butterfly with blue-black wings crossed by a broad white band

   Synonymsbanded purpleLimenitis arthemis

   Broadernymphalid

   Part ofLimenitis
2. 2.

   Eurasian butterfly with brown wings and white markings

   SynonymsLimenitis camilla

   Broadernymphalid

   Part ofLimenitis

Questions about white admiral

What does white admiral mean?

white admiral means "North American butterfly with blue-black wings crossed by a broad white band". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for white admiral?

Close synonyms include banded purple, Limenitis arthemis, Limenitis camilla. 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 white admiral a common word?

white admiral is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.