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Definition of Pierid butterfly
1. Noun. Any of numerous pale-colored butterflies having three pairs of well-developed legs.
Exact synonyms: Pierid
Generic synonyms: Butterfly
Group relationships: Family Pieridae, Pieridae
Specialized synonyms: Cabbage Butterfly
Generic synonyms: Butterfly
Group relationships: Family Pieridae, Pieridae
Specialized synonyms: Cabbage Butterfly
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pierid Butterfly
Literary usage of Pierid butterfly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Entomologist; an Illustrated Journal of General Entomology by Edward Newman, Royal Entomological Society of London (1888)
"... just in the last bit of Pueblo Co., I saw a pierid butterfly, new to me, as
we drove along ; it was captured, and is now identified by Mr. WH Edwards, ..."
2. The Life-story of Insects by George Herbert Carpenter (1913)
"... or a 'white' (Pierid) butterfly (fig. 23) may be found attached to a twig of
its food-plant or to a wall, in an upright position, its tail fastened to a ..."
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