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GENUS LYCAENA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Type genus of the Lycaenidae; small slender butterflies with upper surface of wings usually metallic blue or green or copper
Synonyms:
genus Lycaena; Lycaena
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Lycaena" is a kind of...):
arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "genus Lycaena"):
blue (any of numerous small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae)
copper (any of various small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae having coppery wings)
American copper; Lycaena hypophlaeas (common copper butterfly of central and eastern North America)
Holonyms ("genus Lycaena" is a member of...):
family Lycaenidae; Lycaenidae (family of small usually brilliantly colored butterflies; males have short forelegs)