HESPERIIDAE


Meaning of HESPERIIDAE in English

ˌhespəˈrīəˌdē noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Hesperia, type genus + -idae

: a large family of skipper butterflies (superfamily Hesperioidea) comprising the typical skippers — see hesperia ; compare megathymidae

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.