Lepidoptera

n. order of insects which includes butterflies and moths (Zoology)

n. scientific order of insects that exist as caterpillars during the larval stage and as adults possess four scaled wings

The order Lepidoptera is the second most speciose order in the class Insecta and includes the butterflies, moths and skippers. Members of the order are referred to as lepidopterans. A person who collects or studies this order is referred to as a Lepidopterist. This order has more than 180,000 species in 128 families and 47 superfamilies. It is second only to the Coleoptera (the beetles) in number of described species. The name is derived from Ancient Greek  (scale) and (wing).
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Noun
1. moths and butterflies
(synonym) order Lepidoptera
(hypernym) animal order
(member-holonym) Insecta, class Insecta, Hexapoda, class Hexapoda
(member-meronym) lepidopterous insect, lepidopteron, lepidopteran

(n. pl.)
An order of insects, which includes the butterflies and moths. They have broad wings, covered with minute overlapping scales, usually brightly colored.
  

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