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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Any of numerous nymphalid butterflies of the subfamily Satyrinae, formerly the family Satyridae, which includes the satyrs and wood nymphs.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A member of the lepidopterous subfamily Satyrinæ.
  • Having the characters of or belonging to the subfamily Satyrinæ.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Any butterfly of the family Satyridae

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[From New Latin Satyridae, former family name, from Satyrus, type genus, from Latin satyrus, satyr; see satyr.]

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