southern cabbage butterfly

/ˌsʌðərn ˌkæbɪdʒ ˌbʌdərˈflaɪ/
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Definitions of southern cabbage butterfly
  1. noun
    common North American form of cabbage butterfly
    synonyms: Pieris protodice
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    type of:
    cabbage butterfly
    white butterfly whose larvae (cabbageworms) feed on cabbage
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