heliconian
See also: Heliconian
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌhɛlɪˈkəʊ.ni.ən/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌhɛlɪˈkoʊ.ni.ən/
- Rhymes: -əʊniən
Noun
heliconian (plural heliconians)
- Any plant of the genus Heliconia, called lobster claws, toucan beaks, wild plantain, or false birds of paradise.
- Any butterfly of the genus Heliconius, family Nymphalidae, native to the American tropics and subtropics.
- Synonym: longwing