I. yəˈrānēə, yüˈr-, -nyə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek ourania, feminine of ouranios heavenly, from ouranos heaven
: a genus (the type of the family Uraniidae) of large brilliantly colored moths that are native to the West Indies and So. America and have tailed hind wings and diurnal flight which cause them to resemble butterflies
• ura·ni·id -ēə̇d noun or adjective
II. yu̇ˈrānēə, -nyə noun
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin, from uranium + -a
: uranium oxide a