Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun peacock_butterfly

1 sense of peacock butterfly

Sense 1
peacock, peacock butterfly, Inachis io -- (European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot)
       => nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly, brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly -- (medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast)