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danaid

/dəˈneɪ.ɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
danaid
IPA
/dəˈneɪ.ɪd/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of the family Danaidae, now considered to be the nymphalid subfamily Danainae.

noun

Any one of the fifty daughters of Danaus.

Etymology

From the stem of Latin Danais, from Ancient Greek Δαναΐς (Danaḯs), from Δαναός (Danaós, “Danaus”) + -ις (-is), literally “sprung of Danaus”. By surface analysis, Danaus + -id.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Δαναΐς

Inflected Forms

danaids (plural) Danaides (plural) Danaide (alternative, archaic) Danaïde (alternative, archaic)

Phrases

danaid eggfly

Synonyms

danaid butterfly

Questions

How do you pronounce danaid?
The recorded pronunciation is /dəˈneɪ.ɪd/.
What does danaid mean?
Any member of the family Danaidae, now considered to be the nymphalid subfamily Danainae.
Where does danaid come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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