cupid
nounUK /ˈkjuːpɪd/ · US /ˈkjupɪd/
Etymology From Cupid.
1
A putto carrying a bow and arrow, representing Cupid or love.
- The half-dozen pieces […] were painted white and carved with festoons of flowers, birds and cupids. To display them the walls had been tinted a vivid blue which had now faded, but the carpet, which had evidently been stored and recently relaid, retained its original turquoise.1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 1, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
2
Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genera Chilades, Cupido and Everes.