LEPIDOPTERAN

Meaning of LEPIDOPTERAN in English

/lep'i dop"teuhr euhn/ , adj.

1. lepidopterous.

2. a lepidopterous insect.

[ 1850-55; LEPIDOPTER(A) + -AN ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

LEPIDOPTERAN — noun see: feather Date: circa 1901 any of a large order (Lepidoptera) of insects comprising the butterflies, moths, and skippers …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LEPIDOPTERAN — Any of the more than 100,000 species constituting the order Lepidoptera (Greek: "scaly wing"): moths , and skippers . The …
Английский словарь Британика
LEPIDOPTERAN — noun or adjective see lepidoptera
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LEPIDOPTERAN — adj. lepidopterous, of or pertaining to the order of insects which includes butterflies and moths (Zoology)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LEPIDOPTERAN — noun Etymology: New Latin Lepidoptera, from lepid- + Greek pteron wing — more at feather Date: circa 1901 : any …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LEPIDOPTERAN — [lep.i.dop.ter.an] n [NL Lepidoptera, fr. lepid- + Gk pteron wing--more at feather] (ca. 1901): any of a large order (Lepidoptera) …
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LEPIDOPTERAN
Britannica English vocabulary
LEPIDOPTERAN — adj. Any of the more than 100,000 species constituting the order Lepidoptera (Greek: "scaly wing"): butterflies , moths , and …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LEPIDOPTERAN — adj. Pronunciation: -r ə n Function: noun Etymology: New Latin Lepidoptera, from lepid- + Greek pteron wing ― more at …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TRICHOGRAMMA WASP — noun see: gram Date: 1972 any of a genus ( Trichogramma ) of minute chalcid wasps that are parasitic as …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SKELETONIZER — noun Date: circa 1891 any of various lepidopteran larvae that eat the parenchyma of leaves reducing them to a skeleton …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MOTH — noun (plural ~s) Etymology: Middle English ~e, from Old English ~the; akin to Middle High German motte ~ Date: before …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LEPIDOPTEROUS — adjective see: lepidopteran
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GRANULOSIS — noun (plural granuloses) Etymology: New Latin Date: 1949 any of several diseases of lepidopteran larvae marked by minute granular inclusions …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BUTTERFLY — I. noun Usage: often attributive Date: before 12th century any of numerous slender-bodied diurnal lepidopteran insects including one superfamily (Papilionoidea) …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BT — I. noun Etymology: New Latin Bacillus thuringiensis, species name, literally, Thuringian bacillus Date: 1971 a preparation of a bacterium ( …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WHITE BUTTERFLY
Английский словарь Британика
TUSSOCK MOTH — Typical member of the small European and New World lepidopteran family Liparidae (formerly Lymantriidae). The large, hairy larvae of most …
Английский словарь Британика
SKIPPER — Any of some 3,000 lepidopteran species (family Hesperiidae) named for their fast (up to 20 mph, or 30 kph), darting …
Английский словарь Британика
MOTH — I Any of several thousand lepidopteran species, found in all but polar habitats. Moths are chiefly nocturnal and have a …
Английский словарь Британика
MONARCH BUTTERFLY — Species ( Danaus plexippus , family Danaidae) of milkweed butterfly , occurring worldwide but mainly in the Americas. It is …
Английский словарь Британика
MILLER — I or owlet moth Any of the more than 20,000 moth species in the lepidopteran family Noctuidae, common worldwide. Some …
Английский словарь Британика
HAWK MOTH — or sphinx moth Any moth of the lepidopteran family Sphingidae. Found worldwide, these stout-bodied moths have long, narrow forewings and …
Английский словарь Британика
BUTTERFLY — I Any of more than 17,000 lepidopteran species found worldwide. Unlike moth s, butterflies are active during the day and …
Английский словарь Британика
BLUE (BUTTERFLY) — Any member of the widely occurring lepidopteran family Lycaenidae. Adults, sometimes known as gossamer-winged butterflies, are small and delicate, with …
Английский словарь Британика
TIPPET — ˈtipə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English tipet, probably from tip, tippe tip + -et — more …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LEPIDOPTEROUS — see lepidopteran
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BUTTERFLY — I. -ˌflī noun Usage: often attributive Date: before 12th century 1. : any of numerous slender-bodied diurnal lepidopteran insects including …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BT — I. ˈbē-ˈtē noun Etymology: New Latin Bacillus thuringiensis, species name, literally, Thuringian bacillus Date: 1971 : a preparation of a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TRICHOGRAMMA WASP — noun Etymology: New Latin, from trich - + Greek gramma letter, small weight — more at gram Date: 1972 : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SKELETONIZER — noun Date: circa 1891 : any of various lepidopteran larvae that eat the parenchyma of leaves reducing them to a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MOTH — noun ( plural moths ˈmȯthz, ˈmȯths) Etymology: Middle English mothe, from Old English moththe; akin to Middle High German motte …
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