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blue admiral

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.97 in modern English

Syllables
blue ad-mi-ral
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of the species Kaniska canace of black and blue nymphaline butterflies.

Etymology

From blue + admiral, possibly in relation to the red admiral, another species of butterfly.

Inflected Forms

blue admirals (plural)

Phrases

red admiral

Frequently Paired Words

red admiral

Questions

What does blue admiral mean?
Any member of the species Kaniska canace of black and blue nymphaline butterflies.
Where does blue admiral come from?
From blue + admiral, possibly in relation to the red admiral, another species of butterfly.

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