adj. of the order Lepidoptera of insects, with four scale-covered wings often brightly coloured, including butterflies and moths. lepidopteran adj. & n. lepidopterist n.
[ Gk lepis -idos scale + pteron wing ]
LEPIDOPTEROUS
Meaning of LEPIDOPTEROUS in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012