Satyrus
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Satyrus actaea
See also: satyrus
Translingual
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin satyrus (“satyr”), from Ancient Greek σᾰ́τῠρος (sắtŭros, “satyr”).
Proper noun
Satyrus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Nymphalidae – certain butterflies of Europe and North Africa.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata – suborder; Heteroneura – infraorder; Ditrysia – division; Cossina – section; Bombycina – subsection; Papilionoidea – superfamily; Papilioniformes – series; Nymphalidae – family; Satyrinae - subfamily; Satyrini - tribe; Satyrina - subtribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Satyrus actaea – type species; Satyrus ferula, Satyrus necys, Satyrus quantius - selected other species
References
Satyrus (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Satyrus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Satyrus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Σάτυρος (Sáturos).
Proper noun
Satyrus
- A distinguished Peripatetic philosopher and historian