red-spotted purple

[ red-spot-id ]

noun

1. purple7

Word History and Origins

Origin of red-spotted purple¹

An Americanism dating back to 1765–75

Example Sentences

A red-spotted purple butterfly lights gracefully on the plant, folding and unfolding its beautifully colored wings.

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Red-spotted Purple (Basilarchia astyanax or Limenitis astyanax).

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The third, the Red-spotted Purple, is the characteristic form south of latitude 42 degrees.

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