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    GENUS STRYMON

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Large and widely distributed genus of hairstreak butterfliesplay

    Synonyms:

    genus Strymon; Strymon

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("genus Strymon" is a kind of...):

    arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

    Meronyms (members of "genus Strymon"):

    hairstreak; hairstreak butterfly (small butterflies having striped markings under the wings)

    Strymon melinus (larvae are pests of various economic plants)

    Holonyms ("genus Strymon" is a member of...):

    family Lycaenidae; Lycaenidae (family of small usually brilliantly colored butterflies; males have short forelegs)

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