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Definition of Purple emperor

Purple emperor
Emperor Em"per*or, n. [OF. empereor, empereour, F. empereur, L. imperator, fr. imperare to command; in in + parare to prepare, order. See Parade, and cf. Imperative, Empress.] The sovereign or supreme monarch of an empire; -- a title of dignity superior to that of king; as, the emperor of Germany or of Austria; the emperor or Czar of Russia. Emperor goose (Zo["o]l.), a large and handsome goose (Philacte canagica), found in Alaska. Emperor moth (Zo["o]l.), one of several large and beautiful bombycid moths, with transparent spots on the wings; as the American Cecropia moth (Platysamia cecropia), and the European species (Saturnia pavonia). Emperor paper. See under Paper. Purple emperor (Zo["o]l.), a large, strong British butterfly (Apatura iris).

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- Apatura iris, the purple emperor, is a Palearctic butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. Adults have dark brown wings with white bands and spots, and a small...
- traditionally ****ociated with the emperor and aristocracy. According to contemporary surveys in Europe and the United States, purple is the color most often ****ociated...
- Sasakia charonda, the ****anese emperor or great purple emperor, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is native to ****an (from Hokkaidō...
- bathing in the Purple Palace. In The Purple Emperor, she is declared by her brother, Prince Pyrgus Malvae, Queen of Faerie and Purple Empress. She later...
- Tyrian purple (Ancient Gr****: πορφύρα porphúra; Latin: purpura), also known as royal purple, imperial purple, or imperial dye, is a reddish-purple natural...
- afford it, including the Roman Emperors. Therefore, Tyrian purple was also denominated "imperial purple". Tyrian purple may have been discovered as early...
- lesser purple emperor, is a species of butterfly native to most of Europe and east across the Palearctic. It is named for its similarity to the purple emperor...
- is particularly known for his studies of the butterfly Apatura iris (purple emperor), and for his discovery of the Nigerian subspecies of the pygmy hippopotamus...
- Porphyrogenita), born after the father had become emperor. Both imperial or Tyrian purple, a dye for cloth, and the purple stone porphyry were rare and expensive...
- emperor, Dilipa morgiana Indian purple emperor, Mimathyma ambica Sergeant emperor, Mimathyma chevana Sordid emperor, two different species: Asterocampa...