SATYRID


Meaning of SATYRID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sə-ˈtī-rəd ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.