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sa·tyr  (str, str)
n.
1. often Satyr Greek Mythology A woodland creature depicted as having the pointed ears, legs, and short horns of a goat and a fondness for unrestrained revelry.
2. A licentious man; a lecher.
3. A man who is affected by satyriasis.
4. Any of various butterflies of the family Satyridae, having brown wings marked with eyelike spots.

[Middle English satire, from Old French, from Latin satyrus, from Greek saturos.]

sa·tyric (s-tîrk, s-), sa·tyri·cal (--kl) adj.

satyr
Noun
1. Greek myth a woodland god represented as having a man's body with the ears, horns, tail, and legs of a goat
2. a man who has strong sexual desires [Greek saturos]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.satyrsatyr - man with strong sexual desires      
degenerate, deviant, deviate, pervert - a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
2.satyrsatyr - one of a class of woodland deities; attendant on Bacchus; identified with Roman fauns
Greek deity - a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks


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