NYMPHALID

nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly, brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly

(noun) medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

nymphalid (plural nymphalids)

Any butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.

Synonyms

• brush-footed butterfly

• four-footed butterfly

Source: Wiktionary



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BEATIFY

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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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