Definitions for: Viceroy

[n] showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smaller
[n] governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign

Webster (1913) Definition: Vice"roy, n. [F. vice-roi; pref. vice- in the place of
(L. vice) + roi a king, L. rex. See Vice, prep. and Royal.]
1. The governor of a country or province who rules in the
name of the sovereign with regal authority, as the king's
substitute; as, the viceroy of India.

2. (Zo["o]l.) A large and handsome American butterfly
(Basilarchia, or Limenitis, archippus). Its wings are
orange-red, with black lines along the nervures and a row
of white spots along the outer margins. The larv[ae] feed
on willow, poplar, and apple trees.

Synonyms: Limenitis archippus, vicereine

See Also: brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly, genus Limenitis, governor, Khedive, Limenitis, nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly

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