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Definition of Danaid
1. Noun. Large tropical butterfly with degenerate forelegs and an unpleasant taste.
Generic synonyms: Butterfly
Group relationships: Danaidae, Family Danaidae
Specialized synonyms: Danaus Plexippus, Milkweed Butterfly, Monarch, Monarch Butterfly
Lexicographical Neighbors of Danaid
Literary usage of Danaid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Hellenica: A Collection of Essays on Greek Poetry, Philosophy, History, and by Evelyn Abbott (1880)
"Thus we must remember that when the danaid or Theban suppliants, or even the
chorus of Argive elders in the Agamemnon, deeply moved ..."
2. A History of Sculpture by Ernest Henry Short (1907)
"A beautiful example of this side of Rodin's genius is furnished by the " Fallen
danaid " (1888). The girl has fallen, in a paroxysm of grief, ..."
3. The Historians' History of the World: A Comprehensive Narrative of the Rise by Henry Smith Williams (1904)
"On the contrary, they scrupulously respected the tombs of the danaid dynasty —
it may be, because they felt the claim of kindred blood. ..."
4. Organic Evolution: A Text Book by Richard Swann Lull (1917)
"In Africa the danaid butterflies are unpalatable, ... and has assumed that of a
danaid, which is protected by being unpalatable, and not even everywhere the ..."
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