pierid (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *pierid*:
NOUN	animal	pierid, pierid butterfly	any of numerous pale-colored butterflies having three pairs of well-developed legs

English > *pierid*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	Any of numerous pale-colored butterflies having three pairs of well-developed legs.
Synonym	pierid butterfly
Member of	Pieridae, family Pieridae	arthropod family including cabbage butterflies
Narrower	cabbage butterfly	white butterfly whose larvae (cabbageworms) feed on cabbage
Broader	butterfly	diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
Spanish	pierid

HyperDic: pierid