SATYRID


Meaning of SATYRID in English

Pronunciation: s ə - ' t ī -r ə d

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin Satyridae, ultimately from Greek satyros

Date: 1901

: any of a family (Satyridae) of usually brown or gray butterflies that feed on grasses as larvae, typically have eyespots on the wings, and have one or more forewing veins swollen basally

– satyrid adjective

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