Category:Viceroy

Vice"roy, n. Etym: [f. vice-roi; pref. vice- in the place of (l. Vice) + roi a king, l. rex. See vice, prep. and royal.]

1. The governor of a country or province who rules in the name of the Sovereign with regal authority, as the king's substitute; as, the Viceroy of india.

2. (zoöl.)

Defn: a large and handsome american butterfly (basilarchia, or Limenitis, archippus). Its wings are orange-red, with black lines Along the nervures and a row of white spots along the outer margins. The larvæ feed on willow, poplar, and apple trees.