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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 woods
Familiarity information: SATYRIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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