Thesaurus: viceroy

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1. prep. The governor of a country or province who rules in the name of the sovereign with regal authority, as the king's substitute; as, the viceroy of India.
2. prep. A large and handsome American butterfly (Basilarchia, / Limenitis, archippus). Its wings are orange-red, with black lines along the nervures and a row of white spots along the outer margins. The larvae feed on willow, poplar, and apple trees.
3. n. governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign
4. n. showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smaller
5. 1. The governor of a country or province who rules in the name of the sovereign with regal authority, as the king's substitute; as, the viceroy of India. 2. (Zoöl.) A large and handsome American butterfly (Basilarchia, or Limenitis, archippus). Its wings are orange-red, with black lines along the nervures and a row of white spots along the outer margins. The larvæ feed on willow, poplar, and apple trees.
6. A large and handsome American butterfly (Basilarchia, orLimenitis, archippus). Its wings are orange-red, with black linesalong the nervures and a row of white spots along the outer margins.The larvæ feed on willow, poplar, and apple trees.
7. n:100 n. governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign n. showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smaller