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Definition of Lycaenidae
1. Noun. Family of small usually brilliantly colored butterflies; males have short forelegs.
Exact synonyms: Family Lycaenidae
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Family
Group relationships: Lepidoptera, Order Lepidoptera
Member holonyms: Lycaenid, Lycaenid Butterfly, Genus Lycaena, Lycaena, Genus Strymon, Strymon
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Family
Group relationships: Lepidoptera, Order Lepidoptera
Member holonyms: Lycaenid, Lycaenid Butterfly, Genus Lycaena, Lycaena, Genus Strymon, Strymon
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lycaenidae
Literary usage of Lycaenidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Psyche by Cambridge Entomological Club (1893)
"DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW WEST AFRICAN Lycaenidae; PAPER II.« BY WJ HOLLAND, PITTSBURGH,
PA. THE following descriptions have- been lying in my portfolio for some ..."