ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈthīməˌdē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Megathymus, type genus (from mega- + Greek thymos warty excrescence, thymus) + -idae
: a family of strong-flying No. American skipper butterflies that is often considered a subfamily of Hesperiidae — see agaveworm , giant skipper