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sa·tyr
 satyr
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- pronunciation:
- sae
t
 r
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seI
tr
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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noun |
| definition 1: |
(sometimes cap.) in Greek mythology, any of a group of minor gods who represent the spirits of the forests and the mountains, depicted as men with pointed ears and short horns; faun.
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| definition 2: |
a man with very strong or uncontrollable sexual desires, or one afflicted with satyriasis.
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| definition 3: |
any of numerous butterflies with brown or gray wings, often marked with eyelike spots.
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| related words: |
monster, profligate, wanton |
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| derivation: |
satyric (adj.) |
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