heliconian
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Heliconian¹
- /ˌhɛlɪˈkəʊ.ni.ən/ UK
- /ˌhɛlɪˈkoʊ.ni.ən/ US
Rhymes with -əʊniən
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Latin Heliconius
adjective
- Of or pertaining to Helicon. Heliconian honey in living words
heliconian²
- /ˌhɛlɪˈkəʊ.ni.ən/ UK
- /ˌhɛlɪˈkoʊ.ni.ən/ US
Rhymes with -əʊniən
noun heliconians
- Any plant of the genus Heliconia, called lobster claws, toucan beaks, wild plantain, or false birds of paradise.
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Any butterfly of the genus Heliconius, family Nymphalidae, native to the American tropics and subtropics.
Similar: longwing
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@misc{heliconian_2026,
title = {heliconian},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/heliconian},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
