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lepidopteran

lepidopteran noun: any insect of the order Lepidoptera, the butterflies and moths.

Noun

lepidopteran (plural lepidopterans)

  1. Any insect of the order Lepidoptera, the butterflies and moths.

Adjective

lepidopteran (comparative more lepidopteran, superlative most lepidopteran)

  1. Characteristic of these insects.

Forms of lepidopteran

Noun
plurallepidopterans
Adjective
comparativemore lepidopteran
superlativemost lepidopteran

Origin of lepidopteran

From Translingual Lepidoptera + English -an.

Words formed from lepidopteran

Questions about lepidopteran

What does lepidopteran mean?
Lepidopteran means any insect of the order Lepidoptera, the butterflies and moths.
What part of speech is lepidopteran?
Lepidopteran can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of lepidopteran?
The plural of lepidopteran is lepidopterans.

Words near lepidopteran in the dictionary

  1. lepidopsocid
  2. lepidopsocids
  3. lepidopter
  4. lepidoptera
  5. lepidopteral
  6. lepidopteran
  7. lepidopterans
  8. lepidopterarium
  9. lepidopterism
  10. lepidopterist
  11. lepidopterists

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