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pierines

pierines is the plural of pierine.

Meaning of pierine

Noun

pierine (plural pierines)

  1. A butterfly of the family Pieridae.
    • Rather than reviewing the physics and physiology of butterfly thermoregulation here, I will simply note that thermoregulatory advantage is not yet proven for the seasonal phenotypes of any pierine, though strongly suspected; increased survivorship […]2012, K. Wöhrmann, Population Biology and Evolution, page 18

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Questions about pierines

What is pierines the plural of?
Pierines is the plural of pierine.

Words near pierines in the dictionary

  1. pierid
  2. Pierides
  3. pieridine
  4. pierids
  5. pierine
  6. pierines
  7. pierless
  8. pierlike
  9. piermaster
  10. piermasters
  11. Piermont

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