"lep" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "Short for Lepidoptera.",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2006, Lori A. Spencer, Don R. Simons, Arkansas Butterflies and Moths, page 3",
          "text": "Butterflies and moths belong to the insect order Lepidoptera (“leps” for short), which means “scale-wing.”",
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        "A butterfly or moth."
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          "butterfly",
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        "(rare, sciences) A butterfly or moth."
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  "word": "lep"
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    "vo:Mammals"
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  "etymology_text": "Short for Lepidoptera.",
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    {
      "form": "leps",
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        }
      ],
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        "(rare, sciences) A butterfly or moth."
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        "rare"
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        "sciences"
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  "word": "lep"
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