(zoology) Any member of the family Danaidae, now considered to be the nymphalid subfamily Danainae.

plural of danaid

(engineering) A water wheel having a vertical axis and an inner and outer tapering shell, between which are vanes or floats attached usually to both shells, but sometimes only to one.

plural of danaide

A common species of nymphalid butterfly, Hypolimnas misippus, of tropical and subtropical Africa, Asia, Australasia, and the Americas.

plural of danaid eggfly