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STRYMON

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Large and widely distributed genus of hairstreak butterflies

Synonyms:

genus Strymon; Strymon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Strymon"):

hairstreak; hairstreak butterfly (small butterflies having striped markings under the wings)

Strymon melinus (larvae are pests of various economic plants)

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

family Lycaenidae; Lycaenidae (family of small usually brilliantly colored butterflies; males have short forelegs)

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