'Pierid' definitions:
Definition of 'pierid'
(from WordNet)
noun
Any of numerous pale-colored butterflies having three pairs of well-developed legs [syn: pierid, pierid butterfly]
Definition of 'Pierid'
From: GCIDE
- Pierid \Pi"er*id\, n. [See Peirides.] (Zool.) Any butterfly of the genus Pieris and related genera. See Cabbage butterfly, under Cabbage. [1913 Webster]