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lycaenid.

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

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Meaning & usage

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

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wl̥kʷós? Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos Proto-Hellenic *lúkos Ancient Greek λύκος (lúkos) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Ancient Greek -νος (-nos) Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der. Ancient Greek -ῐᾰ (-ĭă) Ancient Greek -ῐνᾰ (-ĭnă)der. Ancient Greek -αινᾰ (-aină) Ancient Greek λύκαινα (lúkaina)lbor. Translingual Lycaena Pre-Greekder. Ancient Greek -ῐς (-ĭs) Ancient Greek -ῐ́ς (-ĭ́s) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ίδης (-ídēs)bor. Latin -idēsbor. ▲ Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs)influ. Translingual -idae Translingual Lycaenidaebor. English lycaenid Borrowed from Translingual Lycaenidae.

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