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Definition of Camberwell beauty in English: Camberwell beautynounˌkambəwɛl ˈbjuːtiˈkæmbərˌwɛl ˈbjudi British A migratory butterfly with deep purple yellow-bordered wings. 〈英〉黄缘蛱蝶 Nymphalis antiopa, subfamily Nymphalinae, family Nymphalidae North American term mourning cloak Example sentencesExamples - There were a few orange-tips, small tortoiseshells, peacocks and Camberwell beauties.
- The trip will include a visit to the famous dry grasslands of Kielheim, excellent for spotting butterflies such as Camberwell beauties, field crickets, and green lizards.
- There are plenty of birds too including shrikes, stonechats and larks, and butterflies including swallowtails, and in the woodland glades, Camberwell beauties.
- Thus it came to be known as the Camberwell beauty.
- These wanderings explain the occurrence of Camberwell beauties in Britain, with the highest numbers arriving in 1846, 1872, 1947, 1976 and 1995.
- The small number of Camberwell beauties was perhaps a different matter and they would have come from Scandinavia.
OriginMid 19th century: named after Camberwell in London, then a village, where the first specimens were captured. Definition of Camberwell beauty in US English: Camberwell beautynounˈkæmbərˌwɛl ˈbjudiˈkambərˌwel ˈbyo͞odē British A migratory butterfly with deep purple yellow-bordered wings; a mourning cloak. 〈英〉黄缘蛱蝶 Nymphalis antiopa, subfamily Nymphalinae, family Nymphalidae Example sentencesExamples - Thus it came to be known as the Camberwell beauty.
- The trip will include a visit to the famous dry grasslands of Kielheim, excellent for spotting butterflies such as Camberwell beauties, field crickets, and green lizards.
- These wanderings explain the occurrence of Camberwell beauties in Britain, with the highest numbers arriving in 1846, 1872, 1947, 1976 and 1995.
- The small number of Camberwell beauties was perhaps a different matter and they would have come from Scandinavia.
- There were a few orange-tips, small tortoiseshells, peacocks and Camberwell beauties.
- There are plenty of birds too including shrikes, stonechats and larks, and butterflies including swallowtails, and in the woodland glades, Camberwell beauties.
OriginMid 19th century: named after Camberwell in London, then a village, where the first specimens were captured. |