Definition of Pierid butterfly

1. Noun. Any of numerous pale-colored butterflies having three pairs of well-developed legs.

Exact synonyms: Pierid
Generic synonyms: Butterfly
Group relationships: Family Pieridae, Pieridae
Specialized synonyms: Cabbage Butterfly

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pierid Butterfly

piercel
piercels
piercer
piercers
pierces
piercing
piercingly
piercingness
piercings
pierhead line
pierheads
pierid
pierides
pieridine
pierids
pierless
piermaster
piermasters
pierogi
pierogies
pierogis
pierre robin syndrome
pierrotite
pierrots
piers
pierst

Literary usage of Pierid butterfly

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Entomologist; an Illustrated Journal of General Entomology by Edward Newman, Royal Entomological Society of London (1888)
"... just in the last bit of Pueblo Co., I saw a pierid butterfly, new to me, as we drove along ; it was captured, and is now identified by Mr. WH Edwards, ..."

2. The Life-story of Insects by George Herbert Carpenter (1913)
"... or a 'white' (Pierid) butterfly (fig. 23) may be found attached to a twig of its food-plant or to a wall, in an upright position, its tail fastened to a ..."

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