Satyr
Sa"tyr
(?; 277), n. [L. satyrus, Gr. : cf. F. satyre.] 1. (Class. Myth.) A sylvan deity or demigod, represented as part man and part goat, and characterized by riotous merriment and lasciviousness.[1913 Webster]
Rough Satyrs danced; and Fauns, with cloven heel,Milton.
From the glad sound would not be absent long.
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2.
(Zol.) Any one of many species of butterflies belonging to the family Nymphalid. Their colors are commonly brown and gray, often with ocelli on the wings. Called also
meadow browns.
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3.
(Zol.) The orang-outang.
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