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Definition of Satyr

1. Noun. Man with strong sexual desires.

2. Noun. One of a class of woodland deities; attendant on Bacchus; identified with Roman fauns.

Definition of Satyr

1. n. A sylvan deity or demigod, represented as part man and part goat, and characterized by riotous merriment and lasciviousness.

Definition of Satyr

1. Noun. (Greek mythology): A male companion of Pan or Dionysus with the tail of a horse and a perpetual erection. ¹

2. Noun. (Roman mythology): A faun. ¹

3. Noun. A lecherous man ¹

4. Noun. Any of various butterflies of the family ''Satyridae'', having brown wings marked with eyelike spots. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Satyr

1. a woodland deity of Greek mythology [n -S] : SATYRIC [adj]

Medical Definition of Satyr

1. 1. A sylvan deity or demigod, represented as part man and part goat, and characterised by riotous merriment and lasciviousness. "Rough Satyrs danced; and Fauns, with cloven heel, From the glad sound would not be absent long." (Milton) 2. Any one of many species of butterflies belonging to the family Nymphalidae. Their colours are commonly brown and gray, often with ocelli on the wings. Synonym: meadow browns. 3. The orangoutang. Origin: L. Satyrus, Gr., cf. F. Satyre. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Satyr

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