satyr

English

/ˈsæt.ə(ɹ)/, /ˈseɪt.əɹ/

noun
Definitions
  • (Greek mythology) A sylvan deity or demigod, male companion of Pan or Dionysus, represented as part man and part goat, and characterized by riotous merriment and lasciviousness, sometimes pictured with a perpetual erection.
  • (Roman mythology)
  • (by extension) A lecherous man.
  • Any of various butterflies of the nymphalid subfamily Satyrinae, having brown wings marked with eyelike spots; a meadow brown.
  • (obsolete) The orangutan.

Etymology

Borrowed from French satyre (satyr) derived from Latin satyrus derived from Ancient Greek σάτυρος (satyre).

Origin

Ancient Greek

σάτυρος

Gloss

satyre

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