pierid

[ pahy-er-id, pahy-er- ]
/ paɪˈɛr ɪd, ˈpaɪ ər- /

adjective

belonging or pertaining to the Pieridae, a family of butterflies comprising the whites, sulfurs, etc.

noun

Also called pi·er·i·dine [pahy-er-i-dahyn, -din] /paɪˈɛr ɪˌdaɪn, -dɪn/. any member of the butterfly family Pieridae.

Origin of pierid

1880–85; < New Latin Pieridae, apparently by haplology from *Pierididae, equivalent to Pierid-, stem of Pieris a genus (< Greek Pīerís, singular of Pīerídes a name for the Muses; see Pierides) + -idae -id2

Words nearby pierid

piercy, pierhead, pieria, pierian, pierian spring, pierid, pierides, pieridine, pieris, piero della francesca, piero di cosimo

British Dictionary definitions for pieridine

pieridine
/ (paɪˈɛərɪˌdaɪn) /

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Pieridae, a family of butterflies including the whites and brimstones