Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths, characterized by four membranous wings covered with small scales and having larvae that are called caterpillars.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
lepidopterous . - noun Same as
lepidopter .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Same as
lepidopterous . - noun An insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales; a lepidopterous insect.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any
insect of the orderLepidoptera ; thebutterflies andmoths - adjective Characteristic of these insects
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Who can calculate where that first flutter of the lepidopteran wings took place?
Michael Winship: For the U.S. in Egypt, Blowback Is a Bitch Michael Winship 2011
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Who can calculate where that first flutter of the lepidopteran wings took place?
Michael Winship: For the U.S. in Egypt, Blowback Is a Bitch Michael Winship 2011
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Who can calculate where that first flutter of the lepidopteran wings took place?
Michael Winship: For the U.S. in Egypt, Blowback Is a Bitch Michael Winship 2011
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Enhanced recovery from ionizing radiation damage in a lepidopteran insect cell line.
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In the foreground is Charles Darwin in lepidopteran couture.
Archive 2009-07-01 2009
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In the foreground is Charles Darwin in lepidopteran couture.
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All lepidopteran species that lay their eggs in water are members of the family Pyralidae.
Insecta (Aquatic) 2008
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Larval caddisflies are very similar in appearance to lepidopteran caterpillars, but caddisflies have only one pair of prolegs on their abdominal segments while caterpillars have many.
Insecta (Aquatic) 2008
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However, there is high species diversity with over 400 plant, 500 lepidopteran, 400 fish (including some endemic freshwater stingrays, lungfish, and flatfish), 30 frog, 80 reptile, 650 bird, and 75 mammal species.
Pantanal 2007
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The floral community shows strong affinities with both Cuba and Jamaica, as does the breeding landbird fauna and the lepidopteran community.
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