Lepidoptera noun pl. [lɛpɪ'dɒpt(ǝ)rǝ] 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.

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