lepidopterous insect

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lepidopterous insect

lepidopterous insect
n : insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales [syn: lepidopteron, lepidopteran]





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lepidopterous insect

Noun
1. insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales
(synonym) lepidopteron, lepidopteran
(hypernym) insect
(hyponym) butterfly
(member-holonym) Lepidoptera, order Lepidoptera