genus danaus

English Thesaurus

1. type genus of the Danaidae: monarch butterflies (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	arthropod genus,
definition	:	a genus of arthropods (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	danaus plexippus, milkweed butterfly, monarch, monarch butterfly,
definition	:	large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	danaidae, family danaidae,
definition	:	small family of usually tropical butterflies: monarch butterflies (noun.animal)