Library / English Dictionary

    LEPIDOPTERAN

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

    Irregular inflected form: lepidoptera  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scalesplay

    Synonyms:

    lepidopteran; lepidopteron; lepidopterous insect

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("lepidopteran" is a kind of...):

    insect (small air-breathing arthropod)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lepidopteran"):

    butterfly (diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings)

    moth (typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae)

    Holonyms ("lepidopteran" is a member of...):

    Lepidoptera; order Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies)

    Credits


    © 1991-2023 The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin | Titi Tudorancea® is a Registered Trademark | Terms of use and privacy policy
    Contact