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

1 sense of red admiral

Sense 1
red admiral, Vanessa atalanta -- (of temperate Europe and Asia; having black wings with red and white markings)
       => 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)