Lepidoptera — An order of insects composed of the moths and butterflies, characterized by wings covered with delicate scales. [G. lepis, scale, + pteron, wing] * * * lep·i·dop·tera .lep ə däp tə rə n pl 1) cap a large order of insects comprising the… … Medical dictionary
Lepidoptera — noun moths and butterflies • Syn: ↑order Lepidoptera • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Insecta, ↑class Insecta, ↑Hexapoda, ↑class Hexapoda … Useful english dictionary
Lepidoptera — Lep i*dop te*ra ( d[o^]p t[ e]*r[.a]), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. lepi s i dos, a scale + ptero n a feather, wing.] (Zo[ o]l.) An order of insects, which includes the butterflies and moths. They have broad wings, covered with minute overlapping scales … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lepidoptera — ► PLURAL NOUN ▪ an order of insects comprising the butterflies and moths. DERIVATIVES lepidopteran adjective & noun lepidopterist noun lepidopterous adjective. ORIGIN from Greek lepis scale + pteron wing … English terms dictionary
Lepidoptera — Order of insects that comprises butterflies and moths … Dictionary of molecular biology
Lepidoptera — Order of insects that includes moths and butterflies; most common herbivores on cycad leaves … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms
Lepidoptera — Taxobox name = Butterflies / skippers, moths fossil range=Jurassic Recent image width = 250px image caption = The Clipper Parthenos sylvia regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta subclassis = Pterygota infraclassis = Neoptera… … Wikipedia
Lepidoptera migration — Monarch butterfly is the most well known migrant amongst the Lepidoptera … Wikipedia
Order (biology) — This article is about the taxonomic rank. For the sequence of species in a taxonomic list, see taxonomic order … Wikipedia
Lepidoptera — /lep i dop teuhr euh/, n. the order comprising the lepidopterous insects. [1725 35; < NL; pl. of LEPIDOPTERON] * * * … Universalium
