Lycaenidae ly·cae·ni·dae uncommon noun 1. family of small usually brilliantly colored butterflies; males have short forelegs Synonymsfamily Lycaenidae Related words Broader terms arthropod family Parts Lepidoptera Part of lycaenidLycaenaStrymon WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.
