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lepidopterology

US/ˌlɛ.pɪˌdɑp.tɚˈɹɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/

lepidopterology noun: the scientific study of butterflies and moths (the Lepidoptera).

Noun

lepidopterology (uncountable)

  1. The scientific study of butterflies and moths (the Lepidoptera).
  2. Lepidoptery, (the hobby of butterfly collecting).

Origin of lepidopterology

From Ancient Greek λεπίς (lepís, “scale”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”) + -λογία (-logía, “-logy, branch of study”), or, more recently, from translingual Lepidoptera + -ology.

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Questions about lepidopterology

What does lepidopterology mean?
Lepidopterology means the scientific study of butterflies and moths (the Lepidoptera).
What part of speech is lepidopterology?
Lepidopterology is a noun.
How do you pronounce lepidopterology?
Lepidopterology is pronounced /ˌlɛ.pɪˌdɑp.tɚˈɹɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ (US).

Words near lepidopterology in the dictionary

  1. lepidopterists
  2. lepidopterological
  3. lepidopterologically
  4. lepidopterologist
  5. lepidopterologists
  6. lepidopterology
  7. lepidopteron
  8. lepidopterons
  9. lepidopterophagous
  10. lepidopterophobia
  11. lepidopterous

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