"lepidopterous" meaning in All languages combined

See lepidopterous on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more lepidopterous [comparative], most lepidopterous [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Translingual Lepidoptera Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English lepidopterous From Translingual Lepidoptera + English -ous. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|mul:Lepidoptera|-ous|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Translingual Lepidoptera Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English lepidopterous [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-ŏ̄dsos", "is_uncertain" : true, "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*h₃édos", "is_uncertain" : true, "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "smell", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₃ed-", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "athematic", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-os", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old Latin", "term" : "-ōssus", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-ola" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ōsus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-us", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-ous", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ous", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "lepidopterous", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="lepidopterous"> From Translingual Lepidoptera + English -ous. Head templates: {{en-adj}} lepidopterous (comparative more lepidopterous, superlative most lepidopterous)
  1. (rare) Having scaly wings. Tags: rare Translations (having scaly wings): чешуекры́лый (češujekrýlyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-lepidopterous-en-adj-kiL2JU9a Disambiguation of 'having scaly wings': 97 3
  2. (entomology, taxonomy) Relating to the Lepidoptera, the butterflies and moths. Translations (relating to the Lepidoptera): чешуекры́лый (češujekrýlyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-lepidopterous-en-adj-tfMae9t4 Categories (other): Entomology, Taxonomy, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ous, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 25 75 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 24 76 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 24 76 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 25 75 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ous: 25 75 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 12 88 Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences, taxonomy Disambiguation of 'relating to the Lepidoptera': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: lepidopteran Derived forms: nonlepidopterous Related terms: lepidopterist, lepidopterology

Alternative forms

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