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lepidopterous

lepidopterous adjective: having scaly wings.

Adjective

lepidopterous (comparative more lepidopterous, superlative most lepidopterous)

  1. (rare) Having scaly wings.
  2. Relating to the Lepidoptera, the butterflies and moths.

Synonyms of lepidopterous

Forms of lepidopterous

comparativemore lepidopterous
superlativemost lepidopterous

Origin of lepidopterous

From Translingual Lepidoptera + English -ous.

Words formed from lepidopterous

Questions about lepidopterous

What does lepidopterous mean?
Lepidopterous means having scaly wings.
What part of speech is lepidopterous?
Lepidopterous is an adjective.

Words near lepidopterous in the dictionary

  1. lepidopterology
  2. lepidopteron
  3. lepidopterons
  4. lepidopterophagous
  5. lepidopterophobia
  6. lepidopterous
  7. lepidopters
  8. lepidoptery
  9. lepidosaur
  10. lepidosaurian
  11. lepidosaurians

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