lycaenidn.adj.
/lʌɪˈsiːnɪd/ A. n.
A butterfly of the family Lycænidæ, which includes the blues and the hairstreaks.
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lycaenid1892
1892 W. L. Distant Naturalist in Transvaal 68 I have often mistaken it for a large Lycænid.
1901 E. B. Poulton Mimicry as illustr. by Afr. Butterflies 2 They thus differ in habits from Lycænids generally.
1972 L. E. Chadwick tr. W. Linsenmaier Insects of World 197/1 (caption) The hairstreaks, a large group of the lycaenids, spend most of the time in bushes and trees.
B. adj.
Of or pertaining to this family.
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1913 Oxf. Univ. Gaz. 4 June 950/1 A beautiful series of 84 Lycaenid butterflies from the Nicobar Islands.
1974 Nature 1 Mar. 16/3 Eliot's paper is designed to evoke thought and curiosity about his lycaenid butterflies.
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