1.
[syn: lepidopterous insect, lepidopteron, lepidopteran]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
lepidopteran \lepidopteran\ a.
Same as lepidopterous.
[PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
lepidopteran \lepidopteran\ n.
An insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less
covered with tiny scales; a lepidopterous insect.
Syn: lepidopterous insect, lepidopteron.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
lepidopteran
n 1: insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less
covered with tiny scales [syn: lepidopterous insect,
lepidopteron, lepidopteran]