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Definition of red admiral noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

red admiral

noun

/ˌred ˈædmərəl/

/ˌred ˈædmərəl/

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a butterfly (= a flying insect with large brightly coloured wings) that has black wings with bright red marks on themTopics Insects, worms, etc.c2

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