brimstone — ► NOUN 1) archaic sulphur. 2) a large bright yellow or greenish white butterfly. ORIGIN Old English, probably from bryne «burning» + st n «stone» … English terms dictionary
brimstone butterfly — noun see brimstone III * * * brimstone butterfly, a common, yellow butterfly in England … Useful english dictionary
brimstone — [ brɪmst(ə)n, stəʊn] noun 1》 archaic sulphur. 2》 a large butterfly, the male of which is bright yellow and the female greenish white. [Gonepteryx rhamni.] Origin OE brynstān, prob. from bryne burning + stān stone … English new terms dictionary
brimstone — /ˈbrɪmstoʊn/ (say brimstohn) noun 1. Archaic → sulphur. 2. a large yellow European butterfly, Gonepteryx rhamni, of the family Pieridae. {Middle English brinston, etc., from brinn(en) burn + ston stone} …
brimstone — n. 1 archaic the element sulphur. 2 a butterfly, Gonepteryx rhamni, or moth, Opisthograptis luteolata, having yellow wings. Etymology: ME prob. f. OE bryne burning + STONE … Useful english dictionary
Common Brimstone — Taxobox name = Common Brimstone image width = 200px regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Lepidoptera subordo = Ditrysia superfamilia = Papilionoidea familia = Pieridae subfamilia = Coliadinae tribus = Gonepterini genus … Wikipedia
Centuria Insectorum — The first page of Centuria Insectorum, as included in Amoenitates Academicæ Centuria Insectorum (Latin, one hundred insects ) is a 1763 taxonomic work by Carl Linnaeus, and defended as a thesis by Boas Johansson; which of the two men should be… … Wikipedia
Gonepteryx rhamni — Common Brimstone Mounted specimen Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
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Gonepteryx — Taxobox name = Gonepteryx image width = 200px regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Lepidoptera subordo = Ditrysia superfamilia = Papilionoidea familia = Pieridae subfamilia = Coliadinae tribus = Gonepterygini genus =… … Wikipedia
Pieridae — The Small White (Pieris rapae) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia