erycibeæ

pl. [Mod. Lat. erycib (e), and Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff. -eœ.] Bot.: An order of plants established by Endlicher for the reception of the genus Erycibe (q. v.). ěr-ý-çi-na, Er-ý-çi-na, s . [Erycina, a name of Venus, from Mount Eryx, now San Giuliano, a mountain in Sicily, where she had a temple.] 1. Cla . Myth .: [See etym.] 2. Entom .: A genus of Butterflies, the typical one of the family Erycinidae (q. v.). *3. Zool.: An old genus of Tell in ide. er--çin-i-dæ, s . pl . [Lat. Erycin (a), and fem. pl. adj. suff.- idæ .] Entom.: Dryads. A family of Butterflies. The males have only four perfect legs, the females have six. In other respects they resemble the Lycaenide (Argus Butterflies) (q. v.).