lepidopterist

lep·i·dop·ter·y

L0124850 (lĕp′ĭ-dŏp′tə-rē) also lep·i·dop·ter·ol·o·gy (-tə-rŏl′ə-jē)n. The branch of entomology that deals with lepidopterans.

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lep′i·dop′ter·ist n.

lepidopterist

(ˌlɛpɪˈdɒptərɪst) n (Professions) a person who studies or collects moths and butterflies

lepidopterist

Someone who collects specimens of butterflies and moths.

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lepidopterist - an entomologist who specializes in the collection and study of butterflies and mothsbutterfly collector, lepidopterologistbug-hunter, bugologist, entomologist - a zoologist who studies insects

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