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‖ ˌMicro-lepiˈdoptera, n. pl. Ent.
[f. micro- + Lepidoptera.]
A collector's term for certain small moths.
1852H. T. Stainton (title) The Entomologist's Companion; being a Guide to the Collection of Micro-Lepidoptera. 1902Westm. Gaz. 8 Mar. 8/1 The special library formed by Lord Walsingham for the study of micro-lepidoptera. 1972L. E. Chadwick tr. Linsenmaier's Insects of World 226/1 A number of families have been included under the collective concept of the Microlepidoptera, but today the tendency is to consider them as separate groups.
Hence (in recent Dicts.) microlepiˈdopter, one of the Micro-lepidoptera. microlepiˈdopteran, (a) adj., microlepidopterous; (b) n., one of the Micro-lepidoptera. microlepiˈdopterist, one who studies the Micro-lepidoptera. microlepiˈdopterous a., of or pertaining to the Micro-lepidoptera.
1852H. T. Stainton Entom. Comp. 3 Book-muslin..is therefore best adapted for Micro-lepidopterists. 1860Rep. Brit. Assoc. Adv. Sci. ii. 122 (heading) On some peculiar forms amongst the Micro-Lepidopterous larvæ. 1972L. E. Chadwick tr. Linsenmaier's Insects of World 226/2 The microlepidopterous families are not isolated in their phylogeny. |