satyr
noun
- Gr. Myth. any of a class of minor woodland deities, attendant on Dionysus, orig. represented as having the ears and tail of a horse, later as having pointed ears, short horns, the head and trunk of a man, and the hind legs of a goat, and as being fond of riotous merriment and lechery
- a lustful or lecherous man
- a man having satyriasis
- any of a worldwide family (Satyridae) of butterflies with gray or brown wings, often with eyelike spots
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(sāˈtər, sătˈər)
noun- often Satyr Greek Mythology A woodland creature depicted as having the pointed ears, legs, and short horns of a goat and a fondness for unrestrained revelry.
- A licentious man; a lecher.
- A man who is affected by satyriasis.
- Any of various butterflies of the family Satyridae, having brown wings marked with eyelike spots.
Related Forms:
- sa·tyrˈic (sā-tîrˈĭk, sə-), sa·tyrˈi·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adjective
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