- lepidopteron
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any lepidopterous insect.
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lepidopteron
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lepidopteron — n. An insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales. Syn: lepidopterous insect, lepidopteran. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lepidopteron — lep·i·dop·te·ron … English syllables
lepidopteron — /lɛpəˈdɒptərən/ (say lepuh doptuhruhn) noun (plural lepidoptera /lɛpəˈdɒptərə/ (say lepuh doptuhruh)) any lepidopterous insect …
lepidopteron — noun insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales • Syn: ↑lepidopterous insect, ↑lepidopteran • Hypernyms: ↑insect • Hyponyms: ↑butterfly, ↑moth … Useful english dictionary
lepidopteran — n. An insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales; a lepidopterous insect. Syn: lepidopterous insect, lepidopteron. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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lepido- — a combining form meaning scale, used in the formation of compound words: lepidopteron. [ < Gk, comb. form repr. lepís (s. lepid ) scale. See LEPER] * * * … Universalium
Lepidoptera — /lep i dop teuhr euh/, n. the order comprising the lepidopterous insects. [1725 35; < NL; pl. of LEPIDOPTERON] * * * … Universalium
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
