Synonyms for Monarch (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right):
sovereign, crowned head
WordNet sense 2 (large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed):
Danaus plexippus, milkweed butterfly, monarch butterfly
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