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, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley