nnoun.animalmoths and butterfliesSynset:Lepidoptera order Lepidoptera
Member Holonyms:Hexapoda Insecta class Hexapoda class Insecta
Hypernyms:animal order
Inherited Hypernyms:lepidopteraanimal orderordertaxonomic groupbiological groupgroupabstractionentity
Member Meronyms:Arctiidae family Arctiidae Bombycidae family Bombycidae caterpillar Danaidae family Danaidae Gelechiidae family Gelechiidae Geometridae family Geometridae Lasiocampidae family Lasiocampidae lepidopteran lepidopteron lepidopterous insect Lycaenidae family Lycaenidae Lymantriidae family Lymantriidae Noctuidae family Noctuidae Nymphalidae family Nymphalidae Pieridae family Pieridae Pyralidae Pyralididae family Pyralidae family Pyralididae Saturniidae family Saturniidae Satyridae family Satyridae Sphingidae family Sphingidae Tineoidea superfamily Tineoidea Tortricidae family Tortricidae
nnoun.animalinsect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scalesSynset:lepidopteran lepidopteron lepidopterous insect
Member Holonyms:Lepidoptera order Lepidoptera
Hypernyms:insect
Inherited Hypernyms:lepidopterous insectinsectarthropodinvertebrateanimalorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:butterflymoth
Full Hyponyms:admiralalmond mothalsophila pometariaamerican copperanglewingangoumois mothantler motharctiidarmywormatlas mothbanded purplebee mothbluebombycidbrowntailbutterflycabbage butterflycarpet mothcasemaking clothes mothcecropiacinnabarclothes mothcodling mothcommacoppercorn borercynthia mothdanaiddeath's-head mothdomestic silkworm motheggaremperoremperor butterflyfritillarygelechia gossypiellagelechiidgeometridgiant silkworm mothgold-tail mothgracilariidgrain mothgypsy mothhairstreakhawkmothheliothis mothhyphantria cuneaimperial mothio mothlappetlarge whitelasiocampidleaf rollerloxostege similalisluna mothlycaenidlymantriidmanduca quinquemaculatamanduca sextamediterranean flour mothmonarchmothmoth millermourning cloaknoctuid mothnymphalidorange tortrixpainted beautypaleacrita vernatapeacockpernyi mothpieridpolyphemus mothpotato mothpurple emperorpyralidraisin mothred-spotted purplered admiralred underwingringletsaturniidsilverspotsmall whitesouthern cabbage butterflyspodoptera exiguaspodoptera frugiperdastrymon melinussulphur butterflytea tortrixtent-caterpillar mothtiger mothtineidtineoidtobacco mothtortoiseshelltortricidtussahunderwingviceroywebbing clothes mothwebworm mothwhite admiral