| danaid | (n) large tropical butterfly with degenerate forelegs and an unpleasant taste, Syn. danaid butterfly |
| danaidae | (n) small family of usually tropical butterflies: monarch butterflies, Syn. family Danaidae |
| Danaidae | n. a small natural family of usually tropical butterflies, including the monarch butterflies. |
| Danaide | n. [ From the mythical Danaides, who were condemned to fill with water a vessel full of holes. ] (Mach.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ] |