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Pierid

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Pi´er`id
n.1.(Zool.) Any butterfly of the genus Pieris and related genera. See Cabbage butterfly, under Cabbage.
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Noun1.Pierid - any of numerous pale-colored butterflies having three pairs of well-developed legspierid - any of numerous pale-colored butterflies having three pairs of well-developed legs
pierid butterfly
butterfly - diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
family Pieridae, Pieridae - arthropod family including cabbage butterflies; sulphur butterflies
cabbage butterfly - white butterfly whose larvae (cabbageworms) feed on cabbage
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