Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A member of the lepidopterous family Pieridæ.
  • Having the characters of or belonging to the family Pieridæ.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Zoöl.) Any butterfly of the genus Pieris and related genera. See Cabbage butterfly, under cabbage.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun zoology Any butterfly of Pieris and related genera.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun any of numerous pale-colored butterflies having three pairs of well-developed legs

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Examples

  • They are seen individually, so, "Ce SONT" is very appropriate and would be my choice. le paon du jour is a peacock butterfly le vulcain is a red admiral la (vanesse) petite tortue is a tortoiseshell la piéride = pierid

    faux amis - French Word-A-Day 2009

  • The Common Jezebel is a medium sized pierid butterfly found in many areas of South and Southeast Asia, especially in the non-arid regions of India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Thailand.

    Kottu 2010

  • The Common Jezebel is a medium sized pierid butterfly found in many areas of South and Southeast Asia, especially in the non-arid regions of India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Thailand.

    Kottu 2010

  • Leaf-green pierid butterflies alight on the sandy shores of the Tuichi River in Bolivia's Madidi National Park.

    Color + Design Blog by COLOURlovers / Feed 2008

  • le paon du jour is a peacock butterfly le vulcain is a red admiral la vanesse petite tortue is a tortoiseshell la piéride = pierid

    faux amis - French Word-A-Day 2009

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