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nounfamily of small usually brilliantly colored butterflies; males have short forelegs
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Definition that contains lycaenidae
- blue any of numerous small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae
- copper any of various small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae having coppery wings
- genus lycaena type genus of the Lycaenidae; small slender butterflies with upper surface of wings usually metallic blue or green or copper
- lycaena type genus of the Lycaenidae; small slender butterflies with upper surface of wings usually metallic blue or green or copper
- lycaenid any of various butterflies of the family Lycaenidae
- lycaenid butterfly any of various butterflies of the family Lycaenidae