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Danaus

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Dan·​a·​us | \ ˈdanēəs, -nāəs\

Definition of Danaus

: the type genus of Danaidae comprising the monarch and several other predominantly black-and-orange butterflies chiefly of subtropical regions

History and Etymology for Danaus

New Latin, after Danaus, mythical king of Argos who ordered his daughters to murder their husbands, from Latin, from Greek Danaos

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