| pierid | (n) any of numerous pale-colored butterflies having three pairs of well-developed legs, Syn. pierid butterfly |
| pieridae | (n) arthropod family including cabbage butterflies; sulphur butterflies, Syn. family Pieridae |
| Pierid | n. [ See Peirides. ] (Zool.) Any butterfly of the genus |
| Pierides | ‖n. pl. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;. See Pierian. ] (Class. Myth.) The Muses. [ 1913 Webster ] |