| 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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