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lepidopteran
noun
insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales
Syn: ↑lepidopterous insect, ↑lepidopteron
Hypernyms: ↑insect
Hyponyms: ↑butterfly, ↑moth
Member Holonyms: ↑Lepidoptera, ↑order Lepidoptera

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noun or adjective
see lepidoptera

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/lep'i dop"teuhr euhn/, adj.
1. lepidopterous.
n.
2. a lepidopterous insect.
[1850-55; LEPIDOPTER(A) + -AN]

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lepidopˈteran noun and adjective
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Main Entry:lepid-

Useful english dictionary. 2012.