- lycaenid
- lycaenid lycaenid n.
any of various butterflies of the family {Lycaenidae}.
Syn: lycaenid butterfly. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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lycaenid — noun any of various butterflies of the family Lycaenidae • Syn: ↑lycaenid butterfly • Hypernyms: ↑butterfly • Hyponyms: ↑blue, ↑copper, ↑hairstreak, ↑hairstreak butterfly … Useful english dictionary
lycaenid butterfly — noun any of various butterflies of the family Lycaenidae • Syn: ↑lycaenid • Hypernyms: ↑butterfly • Hyponyms: ↑blue, ↑copper, ↑hairstreak, ↑hairstreak butterfly … Useful english dictionary
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lycaenid — ly·cae·nid … English syllables
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