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‖ Lepidoptera, n. pl. Ent.|lɛpɪˈdɒptərə|
[mod.L., f. Gr. λεπιδο-, lepido- + πτέρον wing.]
A large order of insects, characterized by having four membranous wings covered with scales; it comprises the butterflies and moths.
[1735Linnæus Syst. Nat. (1758) I. 458.] 1773T. P. Yeats Inst. Entomol. 18 Lepidoptera, which have four wings, all membranaceous, and imbricated. 1866Duke of Argyll Reign of Law i. (ed. 4) 38 Baits to tempt the nectar-loving Lepidoptera.
Hence lepiˈdopteral a., lepidopterous; lepiˈdopteran a., lepidopterous; also as n.
1828Webster, Lepidopteral, belonging to the order of Lepidopters. 1855Hyde Clarke Dict., Lepidopteral, -terous, -teran. 1865Wood Homes without H. xix. 409 The tiny cylindrical cases that are made by certain lepidopteran larvæ. 1923J. 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). 1971Nature 13 Aug. 484/1 Similar responses of hymenopteran parasites to the mandibular gland secretions of their lepidopteran hosts may occur in other species. 1973Ibid. 3 Aug. 253/1 One abundant lepidopteran is the southern armyworm, Prodenia eridania, a polyphagous species. 1973Proctor & Yeo Pollination of Flowers iv. 96 The lepidopteran proboscis is very differently constructed from that of the Diptera. |