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Papilio
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Papilio, peop. n. [L., a butterfly.].
A genus of butterflies. [1913 Webster]
" 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 , syn. Papilio asterias , and related species." [1913 Webster]
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