lepidopterous insects

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• lepidopterous — Lepidoptera ► PLURAL NOUN ▪ an order of insects comprising the butterflies and moths. DERIVATIVES lepidopteran adjective & noun lepidopterist noun lepidopterous adjective. ORIGIN from Greek lepis scale + pteron wing …   English terms dictionary

• lepidopterous — /lep i dop teuhr euhs/, adj. belonging or pertaining to the Lepidoptera, an order of insects comprising the butterflies, moths, and skippers, that in the adult state have four membranous wings more or less covered with small scales. Also,… …   Universalium

• lepidopterous — lep·i·dop·ter·ous || ‚lepɪ dÉ‘ptÉ™rÉ™s / dÉ’p adj. of or pertaining to the order of insects which includes butterflies and moths (Zoology) …   English contemporary dictionary

• lepidopterous — lep•i•dop•ter•ous [[t]ˌlɛp ɪˈdɒp tər əs[/t]] also lep i•dop′ter•al adj. ent belonging or pertaining to the Lepidoptera, an order of insects comprising the butterflies, moths, and skippers, in the adult state having four membranous wings covered… …   From formal English to slang

• lepidopterous — /lɛpəˈdɒptərəs/ (say lepuh doptuhruhs) adjective belonging or relating to the Lepidoptera, an order of insects comprising the butterflies and moths, which in the adult state have four membranous wings more or less covered with small scales. Also …  

• lepidopterous —   a. having four scale covered wings.    ♦ lepidopteran,    ♦ lepidopteron, n. (pl. ra) such insect, as moth or butterfly.    ♦ lepidopterology, n. study of such insects.    ♦ lepidopterologist, n …   Dictionary of difficult words

• lepidopterous — adj. of the order Lepidoptera of insects, with four scale covered wings often brightly coloured, including butterflies and moths. Derivatives: lepidopteran adj. & n. lepidopterist n. Etymology: Gk lepis idos scale + pteron wing …   Useful english dictionary

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