Definition of pierid Pierid
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What does pierid mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: pierids |
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| pierid - any of numerous pale-colored butterflies having three pairs of well-developed legs | ||
| pierid butterfly | ||
| butterfly a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down | ||
| family pieridae, pieridae arthropod family including cabbage butterflies; sulphur butterflies | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- pierid (n.)
Any butterfly of the genus Pieris and related genera. See Cabbage butterfly, under Cabbage.
Part of speech
🔤- pierid, noun, singular of pierids.
