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lycaenid

lycaenid noun: a member of the taxonomic family Lycaenidae, the gossamer-winged butterflies.

lycaenid: a member of the taxonomic family Lycaenidae, the gossamer-winged butterflies
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Noun

lycaenid (plural lycaenids)

  1. A member of the taxonomic family Lycaenidae, the gossamer-winged butterflies.

Synonyms of lycaenid

Forms of lycaenid

plurallycaenids

Origin of lycaenid

Borrowed from Translingual Lycaenidae.

Questions about lycaenid

What does lycaenid mean?
Lycaenid means a member of the taxonomic family Lycaenidae, the gossamer-winged butterflies.
What part of speech is lycaenid?
Lycaenid is a noun.
What is the plural of lycaenid?
The plural of lycaenid is lycaenids.

Words near lycaenid in the dictionary

  1. LYBUNTs
  2. Lyc
  3. lyc-
  4. lycaconitine
  5. lycaena
  6. lycaenid
  7. lycaenids
  8. lycan
  9. lycans
  10. lycanthrope
  11. lycanthropes

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