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lycaena
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun lycaena has 1 sense
- lycaena(n = noun.animal) genus lycaena - type genus of the Lycaenidae; small slender butterflies with upper surface of wings usually metallic blue or green or copper; Array is a kind of arthropod genus
is a member of family lycaenidae, lycaenidae
CIDE DICTIONARY
lycaena, n.
The type genus of the Lycaenidae ; small slender butterflies with upper surface of wings usually metallic blue or green or copper. [WordNet 1.5]
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