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The meaning of the word "Satyr" in English


Satyr n. : A sylvan deity or demigod, represented as part man and part goat, and characterized by riotous merriment and lasciviousness.

Satyr n. : Any one of many species of butterflies belonging to the family Nymphalidae. Their colors are commonly brown and gray, often with ocelli on the wings. Called also meadow browns.

Satyr n. : The orang-outang.

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Taxonomy
satyrs, baby, the satyrs, Satyrs in popular culture, satyr play, horse, mountains, goat, subversive, Mythology, Greek mythology, art, satyr plays, Greek art, free encyclopedia, dance, Roman, fragment.

Defination from the web:
satyr play was a lighthearted follow-up attached to the end of each trilogy of tragedies in Athenian festivals honoring Dionysus. ... The groundbreaking tragic playwright Aeschylus is said to have been especially loved for his satyr plays, but none of them have survived. ... 

synonyms
  (noun) lecher
  (noun) lech
  (noun) letch
  (noun) forest god
  (noun) degenerate
  (noun) deviant
  (noun) deviate
  (noun) Greek deity
  (noun) pervert


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