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Danaid

//dəˈneɪ.ɪd// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any member of the family Danaidae, now considered to be the nymphalid subfamily Danainae.
  2. 2
    Any one of the fifty daughters of Danaus. Greek
  3. 3
    large tropical butterfly with degenerate forelegs and an unpleasant taste wordnet

Etymology

From the stem of Latin Danais, from Ancient Greek Δαναΐς (Danaḯs), from Δαναός (Danaós, “Danaus”) + -ις (-is), literally “sprung of Danaus”. By surface analysis, Danaus + -id.

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