HAIRSTREAK

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Small butterflies having striped markings under the wings

Synonyms:

hairstreak; hairstreak butterfly

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("hairstreak" is a kind of...):

lycaenid; lycaenid butterfly (any of various butterflies of the family Lycaenidae)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hairstreak"):

Strymon melinus (larvae are pests of various economic plants)

Holonyms ("hairstreak" is a member of...):

genus Strymon; Strymon (large and widely distributed genus of hairstreak butterflies)