*enid*

n. 1. a bee that is a a member of the genus Andrena..
Syn. -- andrena, mining bee [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 a large family of solitary short-tongued bees most of which burrow in the ground.
Syn. -- family Andrenidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Chem.) A compound of arsenic with a metal, or positive element or radical; -- formerly called arseniuret. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a family comprising the right whales.
Syn. -- family Balaenidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Pref. di- + selenide. ] (Chem.) A selenide containing two atoms of selenium in each molecule. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ L., from Gr. &unr_; lit., gracious goddesses. ] (Class. Myth.) A euphemistic name for the Furies of Erinyes. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. A natural family of canids comprising the hyenas.
Syn. -- family Hyaenidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Chem.) A binary compound containing hydrogen; a hydride. [ R. ] See Hydride. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) Any one of the derivatives of indogen, which contain that group as a nucleus. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. any of various butterflies of the family Lycaenidae.
Syn. -- lycaenid butterfly. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A natural family of small usually brilliantly colored butterflies; males have short forelegs.
Syn. -- family Lycaenidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Gr. fa`laina, fa`llaina, a kind of moth. ] (Zool.) Any moth of the family Phalænidæ, of which the cankerworms are examples; a geometrid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) The act of rebuilding a nest. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A binary compound of selenium, or a compound regarded as binary; as, ethyl selenide. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Taenidia [ NL., dim. fr. L. taenia a ribbon. ] (Zool.) The chitinous fiber forming the spiral thread of the tracheae of insects. See Illust. of Trachea. [ 1913 Webster ]