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Hesperid|ˈhɛspərɪd|
[ad. L. Hesperid-es: see below.]
1. One of the Hesperides (nymphs).
1878P. Robinson In my Ind. Gard. ii. 105 The damsels of the land..stand about in a rural manner, much as did the Hesperids.
2. Ent. (Also Hesperiid.) One of the family Hesperidæ or Hesperiidæ of lepidopterous insects; a Hesperian butterfly; a skipper. Also attrib.
1889in Cent. Dict. 1912Entomologist XVL. 5 (title) A Supplementary Note on Hesperiid Classification. 1930–1Proc. Ent. Soc. V. 88 Similar observations had been made on African Hesperiids. 1931Oxf. Univ. Gaz. 17 June 704/1 The Hesperid butterfly Parnara zelleri cinhara. 1957Richards & Davies Imms's Gen. Textbk. Ent. (ed. 9) III. 560 Its larvae and pupae exhibit definite Hesperiid characters. |