macrolepidopteran.

Brit.

/ˌmakrəʊˌlɛpᵻˈdɒpt(ə)rə/, U.S.

/ˈˌmækroʊˌlɛpəˈdɑptərə/

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Macrolepidoptera.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin Macrolepidoptera, plural (1858 or earlier) < macro- macro- comb. form + Lepidoptera Lepidoptera n. Compare earlier microlepidoptera n.

Entomology.

With plural agreement. The families of butterflies and moths whose members are large enough to be of interest to the majority of collectors. Cf. microlepidoptera n.Macrolepidoptera is an informal term without taxonomic significance.

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macrolepidoptera1871

1871 A. M. Browne (title) List of the British Macro-Lepidoptera, scientific and English names.

1882 W. F. Kirby European Butterflies & Moths p. iii The present work is designed to provide entomologists..with a comprehensive illustrated guide to the study of European Macro-Lepidoptera.

1907 R. South Moths Brit. Isles 1st Ser. 6 Quite a number of the species included in that division [sc. Micro-lepidoptera] are actually larger than the many kinds that were placed in the other contingent styled Macro-lepidoptera.

1946 Nature 12 Oct. 498/2 A well-worked group of insects such as the Macrolepidoptera affords admirable material for faunistic comparisons.

1955 E. B. Ford Moths p. xv The Macro-Lepidoptera are an artificial assemblage, consisting of an arbitrary selection of certain families, and parts of families, without scientific validity.

1972 L. E. Chadwick tr. W. Linsenmaier Insects of World 226/2 These families [sc. Microlepidoptera] consist of very small species, yet they are in no way separated from the others (the ‘Macrolepidoptera’).

1991 New Scientist 22 June 46/4 There are 26 colour plates of set specimens covering all the British ‘macrolepidoptera’ plus some of the larger or more colourful ‘microlepidoptera’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	macrolepidoptera
释义	macrolepidopteran. Brit. /ˌmakrəʊˌlɛpᵻˈdɒpt(ə)rə/, U.S. /ˈˌmækroʊˌlɛpəˈdɑptərə/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Macrolepidoptera. Etymology: < post-classical Latin Macrolepidoptera, plural (1858 or earlier) < macro- macro- comb. form + Lepidoptera Lepidoptera n. Compare earlier microlepidoptera n. Entomology. With plural agreement. The families of butterflies and moths whose members are large enough to be of interest to the majority of collectors. Cf. microlepidoptera n.Macrolepidoptera is an informal term without taxonomic significance. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Lepidoptera or butterflies and moths > [noun] > Macrolepidoptera macrolepidoptera1871 1871 A. M. Browne (title) List of the British Macro-Lepidoptera, scientific and English names. 1882 W. F. Kirby European Butterflies & Moths p. iii The present work is designed to provide entomologists..with a comprehensive illustrated guide to the study of European Macro-Lepidoptera. 1907 R. South Moths Brit. Isles 1st Ser. 6 Quite a number of the species included in that division [sc. Micro-lepidoptera] are actually larger than the many kinds that were placed in the other contingent styled Macro-lepidoptera. 1946 Nature 12 Oct. 498/2 A well-worked group of insects such as the Macrolepidoptera affords admirable material for faunistic comparisons. 1955 E. B. Ford Moths p. xv The Macro-Lepidoptera are an artificial assemblage, consisting of an arbitrary selection of certain families, and parts of families, without scientific validity. 1972 L. E. Chadwick tr. W. Linsenmaier Insects of World 226/2 These families [sc. Microlepidoptera] consist of very small species, yet they are in no way separated from the others (the ‘Macrolepidoptera’). 1991 New Scientist 22 June 46/4 There are 26 colour plates of set specimens covering all the British ‘macrolepidoptera’ plus some of the larger or more colourful ‘microlepidoptera’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1871
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