Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having the wings covered with minute scales; lepidopterous, as a moth or butterfly: specifically noting the Lepidoptera. Also
scaly-winged . See cuts underLepidoptera , and scale, n., 4 .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Zoöl.) Having the wings covered with small scalelike structures, as the Lepidoptera; scaly-winged.
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Lepidoptera: scale-winged: an order of insects with spirally coiled haustellate mouth structures; head free; thorax agglutinate; transformations complete four scale-covered wings.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith
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