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Lepidopteran

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Noun

1. lepidopteran, lepidopteron, lepidopterous insect

insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Lepidopteran

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noun plural -terans or -tera (-tərə)
1. also: lepidopteron
any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera, typically having two pairs of wings covered with fragile scales, mouthparts specialized as a suctorial proboscis, and caterpillars as larvae: comprises the butterflies and moths
adjective also: lepidopterous
2. 
of, relating to, or belonging to the order Lepidoptera

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Lepidopteran

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noun
any of a large order (Lepidoptera) of insects, consisting of the butterflies and moths, characterized by two pairs of broad, membranous wings covered with very fine scales, often brightly colored: the larvae are caterpillars

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Lepidopteran

see synonyms of lepidopteran
n.
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.

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