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noun
The scientific study of butterflies and moths (the Lepidoptera).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences, zoology
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noun
Lepidoptery, (the hobby of butterfly collecting).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
the branch of entomology dealing with Lepidoptera
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: lepidoptery
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: entomology, bugology
History
From Ancient Greek λεπίς (lepís, “scale”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”) + -λογία (-logía, “-logy, branch of study”), or, more recently, from translingual Lepidoptera + -ology.
Across languages
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
