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SATYRIDAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Satyridae mean? 

SATYRIDAE (noun)
  The noun SATYRIDAE has 1 sense:

1. a widely distributed family of butterflies common near the edges of woodsplay

  Familiarity information: SATYRIDAE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SATYRIDAE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A widely distributed family of butterflies common near the edges of woods

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

family Satyridae; Satyridae

Hypernyms ("Satyridae" is a kind of...):

arthropod family (any of the arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Satyridae"):

ringlet; ringlet butterfly (any of various butterflies belonging to the family Satyridae)

Holonyms ("Satyridae" is a member of...):

Lepidoptera; order Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies)


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