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Danaide
Danaide Da"na*ide, n. [From the mythical Danaides, who were condemned to fill with water a vessel full of holes.] (Mach.) A water wheel having a vertical axis, and an inner and outer tapering shell, between which are vanes or floats attached usually to both shells, but sometimes only to one.
Danais Archippus
Asclepias As*cle"pi*as, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, named from Asclepios or Aesculapius.] (Bot.) A genus of plants including the milkweed, swallowwort, and some other species having medicinal properties. Asclepias butterfly (Zo["o]l.), a large, handsome, red and black butterfly (Danais Archippus), found in both hemispheres. It feeds on plants of the genus Asclepias.
Danais Plexippus
Monarch Mon"arch, n. [F. monarque, L. monarcha, fr. Gr. ?, ?; ? alone + ? to be first, rule, govern. See Archi-.] 1. A sole or supreme ruler; a sovereign; the highest ruler; an emperor, king, queen, prince, or chief. He who reigns Monarch in heaven, . . . upheld by old repute. --Milton. 2. One superior to all others of the same kind; as, an oak is called the monarch of the forest. 3. A patron deity or presiding genius. Come, thou, monarch of the vine, Plumpy Bacchus. --Shak. 4. (Zo["o]l.) A very large red and black butterfly (Danais Plexippus); -- called also milkweed butterfly.
Danaite
Danaite Da"na*ite, n. [Named after J. Freeman Dana.] (Min.) A cobaltiferous variety of arsenopyrite.

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- Danai Jekesai Gurira (/dəˈnaɪ ɡʊˈrɪərə/; born February 14, 1978) is a Zimbabwean-American actress, playwright, and activist. She is best known for her...
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- Danai Udomchoke (Thai: ดนัย อุดมโชค, born 11 August 1981) is a former professional tennis player from Thailand. His career-best ranking was World No....
- post-apocalyptic horror drama television miniseries created by Scott M. Gimple, Danai Gurira and Andrew Lincoln for AMC. It is set after the conclusion of the...
- Acutigebia danai is a mud shrimp of the family Upogebiidae, endemic to the coastal waters of New Zealand and the Kermadec Islands. It has been recorded...
- Shi Danai (史大奈), also known by his former name Ashina Danai (阿史那大奈), was a Turkic prince and the first foreigner to be a general in the Tang army. He...
- Danais may refer to Danais (epic), a Gr**** epic Danais (hundred), a historic subdivision of Hertfordshire, England Danais (plant), a genus of Rubiaceae...
- Danais (Ancient Gr****: Δαναΐς) refers to a lost ancient Gr**** epic written by one of the cyclic poets. The Danaid tetralogy of Aeschylus undoubtedly draws...
- Danais (Latinised as Dacorum) Hundred was a judicial and taxation subdivision (a hundred) of Hertfordshire, in the west of the county, that existed from...
- Danai Varveri (Gr****: Δανάη Βαρβέρη; Δανάης Βαρβέρη) is a Gr**** freediver, mostly known for her world record dive in 1999 to 40 meters (132 feet) without...