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Lepidoptera

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Lepidoptera /ˌlɛpɪˈdɒpt(ə)rə/

▶plural noun Entomology an order of insects comprising the butterflies and moths.

– derivatives
lepidopteran adjective & noun,
lepidopterous adjective.

– origin mod. L., from Gk lepis, lepid- ‘scale’ + pteron ‘wing’.

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