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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. (Zool.) 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. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zool.) The orang-outang. [1913 Webster]