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Meaning of PIERID

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  any of numerous pale-colored butterflies having three pairs of well-developed legs
 
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 Synonyms: pierid butterfly
 
 See Also: butterfly, cabbage butterfly, family Pieridae, Pieridae

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pi"er*id\, n. [See {Peirides}.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any butterfly of the genus {Pieris} and related genera. See
{Cabbage butterfly}, under {Cabbage}.
 

 

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