danaid

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/dəˈneɪ.ɪd//ˈdæneɪ.ɪd/

noun

Any member of the family Danaidae, now considered to be the nymphalid subfamily Danainae.

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danaid butterfly
OriginLatin Danais ← Ancient Greek Δαναΐς →
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Meanings

danaid1

noundanaid (plural danaids)

plural danaids

  1. biologyAny member of the family Danaidae, now considered to be the nymphalid subfamily Danainae.

Danaid2

nounDanaid (plural Danaids or Danaides)

plural Danaids · plural Danaides · alternative archaic Danaide · alternative archaic Danaïde

  1. Greekhuman sciencesAny one of the fifty daughters of Danaus.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounlarge tropical butterfly with degenerate forelegs and an unpleasant taste

Similar
danaid butterfly
Broader
butterfly

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΔαναΐς
  2. LatinDanais
  3. EnglishDanaid

From the stem of Latin Danais, from Ancient Greek Δαναΐς (Danaḯs), from Δαναός (Danaós, “Danaus”) + -ις (-is), literally “sprung of Danaus”. By surface analysis, Danaus + -id.

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Translations

Ancient Greek Δαναΐς
  • Δαναΐς (Danaḯs)mythological being
French Danaïde
  • Danaïdemythological being
Latin Danais
  • Danaismythological being
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APA

danaid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/danaid

MLA

“danaid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/danaid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “danaid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/danaid.

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