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pieridine definition

pi·eri·dine (pī er′ə dīn′, -din)

adjective

of a large family (Pieridae) of small or medium-sized butterflies, usually white or yellow with dark markings, including the sulfur and cabbage butterflies

Etymology: < ModL Pieridinae < Gr Pieris, any of the Muses

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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