mourning cloak

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mourning cloak

noun mourning cloaks

  1. obsolete A dark cloak worn by a mourner at a funeral.
  2. US A large butterfly, Nymphalis antiopa, native to Eurasia and North America.

    Similar: Camberwell beauty

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noun dark cloak

Русскийтра́урница tráurnica

noun butterfly, Nymphalis antiopa

日本語黄縁立羽 kiheri tateha
DeutschTrauermantel

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@misc{mourning_cloak_2026,
  title = {mourning cloak},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mourning%20cloak},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}