Lepidopteran.

Brit.

/ˌlɛpᵻˈdɒpt(ə)rə/, U.S.

/ˌlɛpəˈdɑptərə/

Etymology: modern Latin, < Greek λεπιδο- , lepido- comb. form + πτερόν wing.

Entomology.

With plural agreement. A large order of insects, characterized by having four membranous wings covered with scales; it comprises the butterflies and moths.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Lepidoptera or butterflies and moths > [noun]

Lepidoptera1773

1735 C. Linnaeus Syst. Nat. (1758) I. 458. ]

1773 T. P. Yeats tr. C. Linnaeus Inst. Entomol. 18 Lepidoptera, which have four wings, all membranaceous, and imbricated.

1866 Duke of Argyll Reign of Law i. 38 Baits to tempt the nectar-loving Lepidoptera.

Derivatives

lepiˈdopteral adj. lepidopterous.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Lepidoptera or butterflies and moths > [adjective]

lepidopterous1797

lepidopteral1828

scale-winged1857

lepidopteran1865

1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Lepidopteral, belonging to the order of Lepidopters.

1855 H. Clarke New Dict. Eng. Lang. Lepidopteral, -terous, -teran.

lepiˈdopteran adj. and n. = lepidopteral adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Lepidoptera or butterflies and moths > [adjective]

lepidopterous1797

lepidopteral1828

scale-winged1857

lepidopteran1865

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Lepidoptera or butterflies and moths > [noun] > member of

flinder1340

pinion1775

lepidopter1828

scale-wing1864

lepidopteran1865

1865 J. G. Wood Homes without Hands xix. 409 The tiny cylindrical cases that are made by certain lepidopteran larvæ.

1923 J. S. Huxley Ess. Biologist ii. 96 It is not only the burnt child who dreads the fire (although a study of moths and candles will convince us that ‘Lepidopteran’ cannot be substituted as subject of the proverb).

1971 Nature 13 Aug. 484/1 Similar responses of hymenopteran parasites to the mandibular gland secretions of their lepidopteran hosts may occur in other species.

1973 Nature 3 Aug. 253/1 One abundant lepidopteran is the southern armyworm, Prodenia eridania, a polyphagous species.

1973 M. C. F. Proctor & P. Yeo Pollination of Flowers iv. 96 The lepidopteran proboscis is very differently constructed from that of the Diptera.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lepidoptera
释义	Lepidopteran. Brit. /ˌlɛpᵻˈdɒpt(ə)rə/, U.S. /ˌlɛpəˈdɑptərə/ Etymology: modern Latin, < Greek λεπιδο- , lepido- comb. form + πτερόν wing. Entomology. With plural agreement. A large order of insects, characterized by having four membranous wings covered with scales; it comprises the butterflies and moths. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Lepidoptera or butterflies and moths > [noun] Lepidoptera1773 1735 C. Linnaeus Syst. Nat. (1758) I. 458. ] 1773 T. P. Yeats tr. C. Linnaeus Inst. Entomol. 18 Lepidoptera, which have four wings, all membranaceous, and imbricated. 1866 Duke of Argyll Reign of Law i. 38 Baits to tempt the nectar-loving Lepidoptera. Derivatives lepiˈdopteral adj. lepidopterous. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Lepidoptera or butterflies and moths > [adjective] lepidopterous1797 lepidopteral1828 scale-winged1857 lepidopteran1865 1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Lepidopteral, belonging to the order of Lepidopters. 1855 H. Clarke New Dict. Eng. Lang. Lepidopteral, -terous, -teran. lepiˈdopteran adj. and n. = lepidopteral adj. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Lepidoptera or butterflies and moths > [adjective] lepidopterous1797 lepidopteral1828 scale-winged1857 lepidopteran1865 the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Lepidoptera or butterflies and moths > [noun] > member of flinder1340 pinion1775 lepidopter1828 scale-wing1864 lepidopteran1865 1865 J. G. Wood Homes without Hands xix. 409 The tiny cylindrical cases that are made by certain lepidopteran larvæ. 1923 J. S. Huxley Ess. Biologist ii. 96 It is not only the burnt child who dreads the fire (although a study of moths and candles will convince us that ‘Lepidopteran’ cannot be substituted as subject of the proverb). 1971 Nature 13 Aug. 484/1 Similar responses of hymenopteran parasites to the mandibular gland secretions of their lepidopteran hosts may occur in other species. 1973 Nature 3 Aug. 253/1 One abundant lepidopteran is the southern armyworm, Prodenia eridania, a polyphagous species. 1973 M. C. F. Proctor & P. Yeo Pollination of Flowers iv. 96 The lepidopteran proboscis is very differently constructed from that of the Diptera. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1773
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