I. |helə|kōnēən, -nyən adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Latin Heliconi us + English -an
: of or relating to the Boeotian mountain Helicon supposed by the ancient Greeks to be the residence of Apollo and the Muses
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin Heliconius + English -an
: a butterfly of Heliconius or a related genus