genus strymon

English Thesaurus

1. large and widely distributed genus of hairstreak butterflies (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	arthropod genus,
definition	:	a genus of arthropods (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	hairstreak, hairstreak butterfly,
definition	:	small butterflies having striped markings under the wings (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	strymon melinus,
definition	:	larvae are pests of various economic plants (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	family lycaenidae, lycaenidae,
definition	:	family of small usually brilliantly colored butterflies; males have short forelegs (noun.animal)