Look up: papilio

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   papilio
   The butterfly or military tent was made of sewn leather sections and measured 10 x 10 Roman feet, which housed a contubernium of 8 legionaries when on campaign. The 8 tents allocated to each centuria were pitched close together in a straight line (hemistrigium) with the tent of the centurion at the end of the line closest to the vallum. Arms and eq...
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   Papilio
   'Butterfly'. tent.
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   Papilio
   Pa·pil'i·o noun [ Latin , a butterfly.] (Zoology) A genus of butterflies. » Formerly it included numerous species which are now placed in other genera. By many writers it is now restricted to the swallow- tailed butterflies, like Papilio polyxenes, or asterias , and related species.
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   papilio
   <zoology> A genus of butterflies. ... Formerly it included numerous species which are now placed in other genera. By many writers it is now restricted to the swallow-tailed butterflies, like Papilio polyxenes, or asterias, and related species. ... Origin: L, a butterfly. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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   Papilio
   `Papilio` is a genus in the swallowtail butterfly family, Papilionidae. It includes a number of well-known North American species such as the Western Tiger Swallowtail, `Papilio rutulus`. Familiar species in Asia include the Mormons (`Papilio polytes, Papilio polymnestor`), the Orchard and Ulysses Swallowtails in Australia (`Papilio aegeus, Papilio ulysses`, respectively) and the Citrus Swallowtail of Africa (`Papilio demodocus`). Older classifi...
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   Papilio
   • (n.) A genus of butterflies.
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   Papilio
   (from the article `community ecology`) For example, swallowtail butterflies (Papilio) include more than 500 species worldwide. In most species an adult female lays her eggs on a host ...
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