mourning cloak

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mourning cloak, Camberwell beauty, Nymphalis antiopa

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mourning cloak (plural mourning cloaks)

  1. (obsolete) A dark cloak worn by a mourner at a funeral.
  2. (US) A large butterfly, Nymphalis antiopa, native to Eurasia and North America.

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