Heliconiidae

plural noun

Hel·​i·​co·​ni·​idae

ˌheləkəˈnīəˌdē

in some classifications

: a family of chiefly tropical American butterflies with long forewings and small rounded hind wings that is commonly included in the family Nymphalidae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Heliconius, type genus + -idae

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