satyr (redirected from Satyrs)

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.

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

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

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	satyr - man with strong sexual desires       lech, lecher, letch degenerate, deviant, deviate, pervert - a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
	2.	satyr - one of a class of woodland deities; attendant on Bacchus; identified with Roman fauns forest god Greek deity - a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks