"lepidopterology" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌlɛ.pɪˌdɑp.tɚˈɹɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ [General-American]
Rhymes: -ɒlədʒi Etymology: From Ancient Greek λεπίς (lepís, “scale”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”) + -λογία (-logía, “-logy, branch of study”), or, more recently, from translingual Lepidoptera + -ology. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|λεπίς||scale}} Ancient Greek λεπίς (lepís, “scale”), {{m|grc|πτερόν||wing}} πτερόν (pterón, “wing”), {{m|grc|-λογία||-logy, branch of study}} -λογία (-logía, “-logy, branch of study”), {{der|en|mul|Lepidoptera}} translingual Lepidoptera, {{suf|en|translingual <i class="Latn mention" lang="mul">Lepidoptera</i>|ology}} translingual Lepidoptera + -ology Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} lepidopterology (uncountable)
  1. (biology, zoology, entomology) The scientific study of butterflies and moths (the Lepidoptera). Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Biology, Entomology, Zoology Translations (scientific study of butterflies and moths): lepidopterologia [feminine] (Catalan), lepidopterologie [feminine] (Czech), lepidopterologie [feminine] (Dutch), lepidopterologia (Finnish), lépidoptérologie [feminine] (French), ლეპიდოპტეროლოგია (leṗidoṗṭerologia) (Georgian), Lepidopterologie [feminine] (German), Schmetterlingskunde [feminine] (German), lepidopterologija [feminine] (Lithuanian), lepidopterologia [feminine] (Polish), lepidopterologia [feminine] (Portuguese), лепидоптероло́гия (lepidopterológija) [feminine] (Russian), lepidopterología (Spanish), lepidopterologi (Swedish), лепідоптероло́гія (lepidopterolóhija) [feminine] (Ukrainian), pabav (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-lepidopterology-en-noun-iw7gz-fr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ology, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 93 7 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ology: 86 14 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 86 14 Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences, zoology Disambiguation of 'scientific study of butterflies and moths': 95 5
  2. Lepidoptery, (the hobby of butterfly collecting). Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-lepidopterology-en-noun-Lf8UBYS2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: lepidopterological, lepidopterologically, lepidopterologist Related terms: lepido-, lepidoptera, lepidopteral, lepidopteran, lepidopterist, lepidopteron, lepidopterous

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