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Lepidoptera Definition


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Lepidoptera
plural noun
    1. zool., technical
      The order of insects that includes butterflies and moths, adult members of which typically have two pairs of wings, often brightly coloured, and a long narrow coiled proboscis for sucking up nectar.
Derivative: lepidopterous
adj
    Etymology: 18c: from Greek lepis scale + pteron wing.



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