Satyrid
/ˈsæt.ɪr.ɪd/noun
A butterfly of the family Satyridae or Satyrinae, typically brown and marked with eye spots.
Did you know?*Satyrid* comes from the same Greek root as *satyr*, the wild, lustful woodland companion of Dionysus, so the name literally carries a mythic, unruly vibe into entomology.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Gk
σάτυρος (satyros)
“a satyr, a wild half-human woodland spirit”
Latin
Lat
satyrus
“a satyr”
19th Century
English
satyrid
“pertaining to or belonging to the satyr butterflies”
Modern English
English
Satyrid
“a butterfly in the satyrine group”