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pierid

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[pahy-er-id, pahy-er-] / paɪˈɛr ɪd, ˈpaɪ ər- /

adjective

  1. belonging or pertaining to the Pieridae, a family of butterflies comprising the whites, sulfurs, etc.

noun

  1. Also called pieridine.  any member of the butterfly family Pieridae.

Etymology

Origin of pierid

1880–85; < New Latin Pieridae, apparently by haplology from *Pierididae, equivalent to Pierid- , stem of Pieris a genus (< Greek Pīerís, singular of Pīerídes a name for the Muses; see Pierides) + -idae -id 2

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