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Satyridae

noun

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

• Syn: ↑family Satyridae

• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Lepidoptera, ↑order Lepidoptera

• Member Meronyms: ↑ringlet, ↑ringlet butterfly

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\\səˈtirəˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Satyrus, type genus (from Latin, satyr) + -idae

: a widely distributed family of butterflies common near the edges of woods

Useful english dictionary. 2012.