mourning cloak

noun

Definition of MOURNING CLOAK

: a blackish-brown nymphalid butterfly (Nymphalis antiopa) that has a broad yellow border on the wings and is found in temperate parts of Europe, Asia, and North America

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First Known Use of MOURNING CLOAK

1898

Rhymes with MOURNING CLOAK

artichoke, at a stroke, Bolingbroke, chestnut oak, equivoque, fisherfolk, gentlefolk, go for broke, herrenvolk, hub-and-spoke, masterstroke, ministroke, monocoque, okeydoke, poison oak, Roanoke, thunderstroke, turkey oak, water oak, womenfolk

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