Found 2 items, similar to Satyr.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: satyr satyr n 1: man with strong sexual desires [syn: lecher, lech, letch] 2: one of a class of woodland deities; attendant on Bacchus; identified with Roman fauns [syn: forest god]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Satyr Satyr \Sa"tyr\ (?; 277), n. [L. satyrus, Gr. ?: cf. F. satyre.] 1. (Class. Myth.) A sylvan deity or demigod, represented as part man and part goat, and characterized by riotous merriment and lasciviousness. [1913 Webster] Rough Satyrs danced; and Fauns, with cloven heel, From the glad sound would not be absent long. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of many species of butterflies belonging to the family Nymphalid[ae]. Their colors are commonly brown and gray, often with ocelli on the wings. Called also meadow browns. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zo["o]l.) The orang-outang. [1913 Webster]