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lepidopterous

[lep-i-dop-ter-uhs] / ˌlɛp ɪˈdɒp tər əs /
ADJECTIVE
butterflylike
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That his exquisite brochure on lepidopterous insects was in nearly all the public libraries of the world only gratified, but added nothing to his vanity.

From A Splendid Hazard by Harold MacGrath

Scintilla, sin-til′a, n. a spark: a glimmer: the least particle: a trace: a genus of bivalve molluscs: a genus of lepidopterous insects.—adjs.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

Darwin was well aware of the power of individual colour adjustment, now known to be possessed by large numbers of lepidopterous pupae and larvae.

From Darwin and Modern Science by A. C. (Albert Charles) Seward

Grape vines are subject to the attacks of many lepidopterous insects.

From American Pomology Apples by J. A. Warder

Paraclypeal piece: in lepidopterous pupa, occurs in some of the generalized families on each side of the maxillary palpi.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith


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