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lepidopteran
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
LEPIDOPTERAL
a.Belonging to the order of Lepidopters.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
LEPIDOPTERA
Lep `i *dop "te *ra, n. pl. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: An order of insects, which includes the butterflies and moths. They have broad wings, covered with minute overlapping scales, usually brightly colored.
Note: They have a tubular proboscis, or haustellum, formed by the two slender maxillæ. The labial palpi are usually large, and the proboscis, when not in use, can be coiled up spirally between them. The mandibles are rudimentary. The larvæ, called caterpillars, are often brightly colored, and they commonly feed on leaves. The adults feed chiefly on the honey of flowers.
LEPIDOPTERAL; LEPIDOPTEROUS
LEPIDOPTERAL; LEPIDOPTEROUS Lep `i *dop "ter *al, Lep `i *dop "ter *ous, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Lepidoptera.
New American Oxford Dictionary
Lepidoptera
Lep i dop ter a |ˌlepəˈdäptərə ˌlɛpəˈdɑptərə |Entomology an order of insects that comprises the butterflies and moths. They have four large scale-covered wings that bear distinctive markings, and larvae that are caterpillars. • ( lepidoptera ) [ as plural noun ] insects of this order. DERIVATIVES lep i dop ter an adjective & noun, lep i dop ter ous |-tərəs |adjective ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from Greek lepis, lepid- ‘scale ’ + pteron ‘wing. ’
Oxford Dictionary
Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera |ˌlɛpɪˈdɒpt (ə )rə | ▶plural noun Entomology an order of insects that comprises the butterflies and moths. They have four large scale-covered wings that bear distinctive markings, and larvae that are caterpillars. • ( lepidoptera ) insects of the Lepidoptera order. DERIVATIVES lepidopteran adjective & noun, lepidopterous adjective ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from Greek lepis, lepid- ‘scale ’ + pteron ‘wing ’.
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