mourning cloak

/ˌmɔrnɪŋ kloʊk/

Other forms: mourning cloaks

Definitions of mourning cloak

1. noun

   of temperate regions; having dark purple wings with yellow borders
   synonyms: Camberwell beauty, Nymphalis antiopa, mourning cloak butterfly

   type of:

   brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly, nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly

   medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast