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  1. Polygonia, genus Polygonianoun

    comma butterflies

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  1. Polygonia

    Polygonia (from Greek πολύς - polys, "many" and γωνία - gōnia, "angle") is a genus of butterflies with a conspicuous white mark on the underside of each hindwing, hence the common name comma. They also have conspicuous angular notches on the outer edges of their forewings, hence the other common name anglewing butterflies. The related genus Nymphalis also includes some anglewing species; Polygonia is sometimes classified as a subgenus of Nymphalis.Many members of Polygonia hibernate as adults. Species include: Polygonia c-album (Linnaeus, 1758) – comma Polygonia c-aureum (Linnaeus, 1758) – Asian comma Polygonia comma (Harris, 1842) – eastern comma Polygonia egea (Cramer, 1775) – southern comma Polygonia faunus (Edwards, 1862) – Faunus anglewing, Faunus comma, green comma Polygonia g-argenteum Doubleday & Hewitson, 1846 – Mexican anglewing Polygonia gigantea (Leech, 1883) – giant comma Polygonia gracilis (Grote & Robinson, 1867) – hoary comma Polygonia haroldii Dewitz, 1877 – spotless anglewing Polygonia interposita (Staudinger, 1881) Polygonia interrogationis (Fabricius, 1798) – question mark Polygonia oreas (Edwards, 1869) – oreas anglewing, oreas comma, sylvan anglewing Polygonia progne (Cramer, 1775) – grey comma, gray comma Polygonia satyrus (Edwards, 1869) – satyr anglewing, satyr comma Polygonia undina (Grum-Grshimailo, 1890) Polygonia zephyrus (Edwards, 1870) – zephyr comma

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  1. polygonia

    Currently, there isn't a general definition for "polygonia" in the dictionary. However, Polygonia is a genus of butterflies with a distinctive white mark on their wings. It's also the name of a collaborative drawing website. In a mathematical sense, it might refer to a condition or state related to polygons. The specific definition would depend on the context in which it is used.

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  1. Polygonia

    Polygonia is a genus of butterflies with a conspicuous white mark on the underside of each hindwing, hence the common name Comma. They also have conspicuous angular notches on the outer edges of their forewings, hence the other common name Anglewing butterflies. For other anglewings see the related genus, Nymphalis. Many members of the genus, Polygonia, hibernate as adults. This genus is sometimes classified as a subgenus of Nymphalis.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of polygonia in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of polygonia in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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