pierid, pierid butterfly
(noun) any of numerous pale-colored butterflies having three pairs of well-developed legs
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pierid (plural pierids)
(entomology) Any member of the butterfly family Pieridae.
Source: Wiktionary
Pi"er*id, n. Etym: [See Peirides.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any butterfly of the genus Pieris and related genera. See Cabbage butterfly, under Cabbage.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 June 2025
(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
