family lycaenidae

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

   SynonymsLycaenidae

   Broaderarthropod family

   Part ofLepidoptera

Questions about family lycaenidae

What does family lycaenidae mean?

family lycaenidae means "family of small usually brilliantly colored butterflies; males have short forelegs".

What is another word for family lycaenidae?

Close synonyms include Lycaenidae. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.