"lepidopteran" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more lepidopteran [comparative], most lepidopteran [superlative]
Etymology: From translingual Lepidoptera + -an. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|Lepidoptera|-an|lang1=mul}} translingual Lepidoptera + -an Head templates: {{en-adj}} lepidopteran (comparative more lepidopteran, superlative most lepidopteran)
  1. Characteristic of these insects. Categories (lifeform): Insects
    Sense id: en-lepidopteran-en-adj-Oep20xH5 Disambiguation of Insects: 48 52 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Related terms: jumping bristletail, archaeognathan (english: Archaeognatha), cockroach and termite, blattodean (english: Blattodea), beetle, coleopteran (english: Coleoptera), earwig, dermapteran (english: Dermaptera), flies, dipteran (english: Diptera), webspinner, embiopteran (alt: Embioptera), mayflies, ephemeropteran (english: Ephemeroptera), ice crawler, grylloblattodean (english: Grylloblattodea), true bug, hemipteran (english: Hemiptera), hymenopteran (english: ant, bee, wasp; Hymenoptera) [usually], butterflies and moth, mantis, mantodean (english: Mantodea), mantophasmid (english: Mantophasmatodea), scorpionflies, mecopteran (english: Mecoptera), megalopteran (alt: alderflies, dobsonflies, fishflies) (english: Megaloptera) [usually], neuropteran (alt: antlion, lacewing, mantisflies) (english: Neuroptera) [usually], damselflies and dragonflies, odonatan (alt: Odonata), orthopteran (english: grasshopper, katydid; Orthoptera) [usually] [cricket, ball-games, games, sports, hobbies, lifestyle], stick insect, phasmatodean (english: Phasmatodea), stoneflies, plecopteran (english: Plecoptera), booklice, psocodean (english: Psocodea), snakeflies, raphidiopteran (english: Raphidioptera), flea, siphonapteran (english: Siphonaptera), strepsipteran (english: Strepsiptera), thrips, thysanopteran (english: Thysanoptera), caddis flies, trichopteran (english: Trichoptera), zorapteran (english: Zoraptera), silverfish, zygentoman (english: Zygentoma)

Noun [English]

Forms: lepidopterans [plural]
Etymology: From translingual Lepidoptera + -an. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|Lepidoptera|-an|lang1=mul}} translingual Lepidoptera + -an Head templates: {{en-noun}} lepidopteran (plural lepidopterans)
  1. Any insect of the order Lepidoptera, the butterflies and moths. Categories (lifeform): Insects Translations (insect of the order Lepidoptera): λεπιδόπτερο (lepidóptero) (Greek), 鱗翅類 (Japanese), pepe (Maori)
    Sense id: en-lepidopteran-en-noun-Nme1oWte Disambiguation of Insects: 48 52 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -an, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Maori translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -an: 37 63 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 29 71

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