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noun
A member of the taxonomic family Lycaenidae, the gossamer-winged butterflies.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: gossamer-winged butterfly
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: butterfly, insect, invertebrate, animal, creature
noun
any of various butterflies of the family Lycaenidae
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: lycaenid butterfly
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: butterfly
Narrower terms: blue, copper, hairstreak, hairstreak butterfly
History
From translingual Lycaenidae.
