nymphalid

nymphalid [nim-fuh-lid] ExamplesWord Origin noun

1. a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, comprising the brush-footed butterflies.

adjective

2. belonging or pertaining to the family Nymphalidae.

Origin of nymphalid 1890–95; New Latin Nymphalidae name of family, equivalent to Nymphāl(is) name of genus (Latin nymph(a) nymph + -ālis -al1) + -idae -id2 Examples from the Web for nymphalid Historical Examples of nymphalid

No less than sixty-two genera are counted today in the family of diurnal butterflies known as the Nymphalid.

On Germinal Selection as a Source of Definite Variation

August Weismann

The family of Nymphalid is the sub-typical group of the diurnal Lepidoptera, forming our tribe Papiliones.

Zoological Illustrations, or Original Figures and Descriptions. Volume III, Second Series

William Swainson

British Dictionary definitions for nymphalid nymphalid noun

1. any butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, typically having brightly coloured wings: includes the fritillaries, tortoiseshells, red admirals, and peacock

adjective

2. of, relating to, or belonging to the Nymphalidae

Word Origin for nymphalid C19: from New Latin, from Nymphālis genus name, from Latin; see nymph