lycaena

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lycaena - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Lycaena \Lycaena\ n.
     The type genus of the Lycaenidae; small slender butterflies
     with upper surface of wings usually metallic blue or green or
     copper.
  
     Syn: genus Lycaena.
          [WordNet 1.5]

lycaena - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Lycaena
      n 1: type genus of the Lycaenidae; small slender butterflies
           with upper surface of wings usually metallic blue or green
           or copper [syn: Lycaena, genus Lycaena]