pierineadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈpʌɪərʌɪn/,

/ˈpʌɪəriːn/, U.S.

/ˈpaɪəˌraɪn/,

/ˈpaɪəˌrin/

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Pierinae.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Pierinae, subfamily name (1870 or earlier) < Pieris , genus name (see Pieris n.) + -inae -inae suffix (compare -ine suffix¹). Compare pieridine adj.

Entomology.

A. adj.

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.

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pieridine1890

pierine1897

1897 Trans. Entomol. Soc. p. xxxvii There were many other protected Lepidoptera, including many Pierine genera.

1930 Proc. Entomol. Soc. 5 66 (heading) Attacks by a sparrow upon the Pierine butterfly Aporia bieti..at Tachienlu, Tibet.

1999 Evolution 53 1480/1 Pontia occidentalis.., the western white butterfly, is a common pierine butterfly throughout western North America.

B. n.

A butterfly of the subfamily Pierinae.

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pierid1876

pierine1898

1898 Science 1 Apr. 439/1 The Pierine Teracolus limbatus..is accurately mimicked by the Geometrid moth, Abraxas etridoides.

1934 Discovery July 195/2 It seemed unlikely that certain features in which the Pierines resembled the supposed models were simply adopted from the latter.

1999 Evolution 53 1480/1 The majority of pierine species are considered to be unpalatable, and this is believed to represent the ancestral condition for pierines.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pierine
释义	pierineadj.n. Brit. /ˈpʌɪərʌɪn/, /ˈpʌɪəriːn/, U.S. /ˈpaɪəˌraɪn/, /ˈpaɪəˌrin/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Pierinae. Etymology: < scientific Latin Pierinae, subfamily name (1870 or earlier) < Pieris , genus name (see Pieris n.) + -inae -inae suffix (compare -ine suffix¹). Compare pieridine adj. Entomology. A. adj. 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. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Rhopalocera (butterflies) > [adjective] > of or relating to family Pieridae > of or relating to member of Pieridae pieridine1890 pierine1897 1897 Trans. Entomol. Soc. p. xxxvii There were many other protected Lepidoptera, including many Pierine genera. 1930 Proc. Entomol. Soc. 5 66 (heading) Attacks by a sparrow upon the Pierine butterfly Aporia bieti..at Tachienlu, Tibet. 1999 Evolution 53 1480/1 Pontia occidentalis.., the western white butterfly, is a common pierine butterfly throughout western North America. B. n. A butterfly of the subfamily Pierinae. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Rhopalocera (butterflies) > [noun] > family Pieridae > member of pierid1876 pierine1898 1898 Science 1 Apr. 439/1 The Pierine Teracolus limbatus..is accurately mimicked by the Geometrid moth, Abraxas etridoides. 1934 Discovery July 195/2 It seemed unlikely that certain features in which the Pierines resembled the supposed models were simply adopted from the latter. 1999 Evolution 53 1480/1 The majority of pierine species are considered to be unpalatable, and this is believed to represent the ancestral condition for pierines. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1897
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