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lepidopteran |
lepidopterist |
lepidopterologist |
lepidopterology |
lepidopteron |
lepidopterous
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| lepidoptery
| lepidosauria
| lepidosiren
| lepidote
lepidopterous
CIDE DICTIONARY
lepidopterous, a.
Of or pertaining to the Lepidoptera. [1913 Webster]
lepidopterous, a.
See lepidopteral. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
lepidopterous, adj. of the order Lepidoptera of insects, with four scale-covered wings often brightly coloured, including butterflies and moths.
Derivative
lepidopteran adj. & n. lepidopterist n.
Etymology
Gk lepis -idos scale + pteron wing
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