vanessa

See also: Vanessa

English

Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

vanessa (plural vanessas)

1. (zoology) Any butterfly of the genus Vanessa.
   • 1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume I, London: Macmillan and Co., page 438:

     The Nymphalidae are a very extensive group, of generally strong-winged and very bright-coloured butterflies, very abundant in the tropics, and represented in our own country by our Fritillaries, our Vanessas, and our Purple-emperor.

Anagrams

• Avanses, Navases, Vanasse

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vaˈnes.sa/
• Rhymes: -essa
• Hyphenation: va‧nés‧sa

Noun

vanessa f (plural vanesse)

1. red admiral, painted lady or any other butterfly of the genus Vanessa

Anagrams

• navasse, vanasse