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lycænid, n. and a.|laɪˈsiːnɪd|
[f. mod.L. family name Lycænidæ, f. the generic name Lycæna (J. C. Fabricius 1807, in Mag. für Insektenkunde VI. 85), f. Gr. λύκαινα she-wolf.]
A. n. A butterfly of the family Lycænidæ, which includes the blues and the hairstreaks.
B. adj. Of or pertaining to this family.
1892W. L. Distant Naturalist in Transvaal 68, I have often mistaken it for a large Lycænid. 1913Oxf. Univ. Gaz. 4 June 950/1 A beautiful series of 84 Lycaenid butterflies from the Nicobar Islands. 1972L. E. Chadwick tr. Linsenmaier's Insects of World 197/1 (caption) The hairstreaks, a large group of the lycaenids, spend most of the time in bushes and trees. 1974Nature 1 Mar. 16/3 Eliot's paper is designed to evoke thought and curiosity about his lycaenid butterflies. |