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lepidoptery, n.|lɛpɪˈdɒptərɪ|
[f. Lepidoptera n. pl. + -y3.]
= lepidopterology n.
1959Times 31 Jan. 10/4 He is becoming something of a specialist in lepidoptery. 1972Times Lit. Suppl. 25 Aug. 984/3 Even the lepidoptery brings lovely evanescence and hard, abstract taxonomy together. 1982B. Trapido Brother of More Famous Jack xvii. 62, I wore the butterfly pinned to my book-bag which caused Jacob..to remark innocently that the young these days seemed curiously disposed to lepidoptery. 1991New Scientist 21/28 Dec. 72/4, I needed to know more of the major figures of lepidoptery and ornithology. |