lepelepe-o-Hina
/ lepelepe-o-Hina /1. n., Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus 🌐); Kamehameha butterfly.
2. n., Nudibranchia 🌐.
3. n., Same as lepe-o-Hina #1, a seaweed.
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LE-PE-LE-PE-O-HI-NA
s. A red animal of the sea, with a shell on one side; he mea ano ia maloko o ke kai.
2. A species of miller or butterfly hatched from a worm; he wahi mea lele ma ka lewa, he peelua i hoomaluleia.
Lepelepeohina (lē'-pĕ-lē'-pĕ-ō'-hi'-na), n.
/ lē'-pĕ-lē'-pĕ-ō'-hi'-na /1. Clam.
2. A species of moth or butterfly hatched from a caterpillar; he wahi mea lele ma ka lewa, he peelua i hoomaluleia.
lepelepe-o-Hina
Monarch butterfly, a large, introduced butterfly known as Danaus plexippus. Vanessa tameamea, the Kamehameha butterfly, is one of only two native butterflies. Tameamea is a Russian spelling of Kamehameha. See pulelehua. The other native butterfly (Vaga blackburni) has purple on the upperside and green on the underside of the wings. It is much smaller than the brown and orange Kamehameha butterfly. (KILO.)
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