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Danaides Definition

Da·nai·des or Danaïdes Da·na′ï·des′ (də nā′ə dēz′)

plural noun sing. Danaid Dan′a·id′

Gr. Myth. the fifty daughters of Danaus, a king of Argos: forty-nine murder their husbands at their father's command and are condemned in Hades to draw water forever with a sieve

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  1. ‹ Danaïd
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  5. ‹ damson
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  8. ‹ damselfishes
  9. ‹ damselfish
  10. ‹ damsel
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