English Explanatory Dictionary

danaid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any member of the family Danaidae, now considered to be the nymphalid subfamily Danainae.
noun
  1. Any one of the fifty daughters of Danaus.

Pronunciation

/dəˈneɪ.ɪd/ /ˈdæneɪ.ɪd/

Word forms

danaid danaids Danaides Danaide Danaïde

Etymology

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.

Derived words

danaid eggfly
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