Turnus
Pronunciation : Tur"nus
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [NL., fr. L. Turnus, the king of the Rutuli, mentioned in the ?neid.] (Zo?l.)
Definition : Defn: A common, large, handsome, American swallowtail butterfly, now regarded as one of the forms of Papilio, or Jasoniades, glaucus. The wings are yellow, margined and barred with black, and with an orange- red spot near the posterior angle of the hind wings. Called also tiger swallowtail. See Illust. under Swallowtail.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913