See Also: Lepidoptera(medicine)
Lepidoptera(dictionary)

Lepidoptera (iou)



Lepidoptera noun pl. L18.
[mod. Latin, from LEPIDO- + Greek pteron wing: see -A3.]
(Members of) a large order of insects having four scale-covered wings, comprising butterflies and moths.
lepidopter noun an insect of this order E19.
lepidopteral adjective lepidopteran E19.
lepidopteran adjective & noun (a) adjective of or pertaining to the order Lepidoptera; (b) noun a lepidopteran insect: M19.
lepidopterist noun a person who studies Lepidoptera E19.
lepidopterous adjective lepidopteran L18.
lepidoptery noun = next M20.