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rhopalocerous, a. Ent.|rəʊpəˈlɒsərəs|
[f. mod.L. Rhopalocera, n. pl. (f. Gr. ῥόπαλος club + κέρας horn) + -ous.]
Belonging to the sub-order Rhopalocera or lepidopterous insects having clubbed antennæ (i.e. butterflies). So rhopaˈloceral a.
1882G. F. L. Marshall & L. de Nicévile (title), The Butterflies of India, Burmah, and Ceylon. A Descriptive Handbook of all the Known Species of Rhopalocerous Lepidoptera inhabiting that Region. 1888Athenæum 7 Jan. 19/1 North America,..Hindostan,..Madagascar, and now Southern Africa..are having their butterflies described with a thoroughness and a wealth of illustration to which rhopaloceral literature was hitherto a stranger. |