pierine
/ˈpʌɪərʌɪn/ /ˈpʌɪəriːn/Entomology
adjective
Of or relating to the butterfly subfamily Pierinae, which was originally a subfamily of Papilionidae comprising all the pierids, and is now a subfamily of Pieridae comprising the whites and (in some schemes) the orange tips.
noun
A butterfly of the subfamily Pierinae.
Origin
Late 19th century. From scientific Latin Pierinae, subfamily name from Pieris, genus name + -inae.
- night-swallow
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- night trader
- night vision
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- night waking
- night walk
- nightwalker
- nightwalking
- night wanderer
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- night warbler
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