lycaena

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noun

Any butterfly of the genus Lycaena.

Origintranslingual Lycaena ← Ancient Greek λῠ́καινᾰ f →
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Meanings

nounlycaena (plural lycaenas)

plural lycaenas

  1. especiallybiologyAny butterfly of the genus Lycaena.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekλῠ́καινᾰ f“she-wolf”
  2. translingualLycaena
  3. Englishlycaena

A learned borrowing from translingual Lycaena, from Ancient Greek λῠ́καινᾰ f (lŭ́kaină, “she-wolf”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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