Definitions for lepidopterous

lepidopterous lep·i·dop·ter·ous

Spelling: [lep-i-dop-ter-uh s]
IPA: /ˌlɛp ɪˈdɒp tər əs/

Lepidopterous is a 13 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 22 points.

You can make 1793 anagrams from letters in lepidopterous (deeiloopprstu).

Definitions for lepidopterous

adjective

  1. belonging or pertaining to the Lepidoptera, an order of insects comprising the butterflies, moths, and skippers, that in the adult state have four membranous wings more or less covered with small scales.

Origin of lepidopterous

First recorded in 1790-1800; Lepidopter(a) + -ous

Examples for lepidopterous

The name given by Gray was pre-occupied by a genus of lepidopterous Insects.

lepidopterous pup, however, are not excluded from the last skin of the larv with this hard covering.

The diurnal or Heliconean Hawk-mouths, form one of the most natural and remarkable groups among lepidopterous insects.

In the case of lepidopterous insects, and other insects having considerable expanse of wing, setting-boards are required.

Its most deadly enemy in the insect world is a small insect of the lepidopterous variety, which is known as the coffee-leaf miner.

Paraclypeal piece: in lepidopterous pupa, occurs in some of the generalized families on each side of the maxillary palpi.

Some lepidopterous larv even (Alucita pentadactyla, Callimorpha rosea, &c.) assume the pupa state within their last skin.

Protocosta: the thickened costal margin of lepidopterous wings.

The transformations to which lepidopterous insects are subject are amongst the most remarkable phenomena of insect life.

The claws or crotchets, though general, are not universal, in lepidopterous larv.

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