Associations to the word «Danaus»

Wiktionary

DANAUS, proper noun. (Greek mythology) a mythical Egyptian king who founded Argos
DANAUS PLEXIPPUS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Nymphalidae   — the monarch butterfly.

Dictionary definition

DANAUS, noun. Type genus of the Danaidae: monarch butterflies.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats