English noun: admiral |
1. | admiral (person) the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral |
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| Synonyms | full admiral |
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| Broader (hypernym) | flag officer |
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| Instance hyponym | Admiral Nelson, Bligh, Captain Bligh, Drake, Francis Drake, Horatio Nelson, Isoroku Yamamoto, Lord Nelson, Nelson, Sir Francis Drake, Viscount Nelson, William Bligh, Yamamoto |
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2. | admiral (animal) any of several brightly colored butterflies |
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| Broader (hypernym) | brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly, nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly |
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