acraein
noun
acrae·in
ə-ˈkrē-ən
plural -s
: a self-defensive substance secreted by butterflies of the subfamily Acraeinae that is distasteful to birds and other predators
Word History
Etymology
New Latin Acraeinae + English -in
First Known Use
1922, in the meaning defined above
- superscribed
- superscribes
- superscribing
- superscript
- superscripted
- superscripting
- superscription
- superscriptions
- superscripts
- supersecrecies
- supersecrecy
- supersecret
- supersecrets
- supersedable
- supersede
- supersedeas
- supersedeases
- superseded
- superseded suretyship
- supersedence
- supersedences
- superseder
- supersedere
- supersederes
- superseders