"lepidopterology" meaning in English

See lepidopterology in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

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”), {{suf|en|mul:Lepidoptera|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), lepidopterologie [feminine] (Romanian), лепидоптероло́гия (lepidopterológija) [feminine] (Russian), lepidopterológia [feminine] (Slovak), lepidopterología [feminine] (Spanish), lepidopterologi [common-gender] (Swedish), лепідоптероло́гія (lepidopterolóhija) [feminine] (Ukrainian), pabav (Volapük)
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  2. Lepidoptery, (the hobby of butterfly collecting). Tags: uncountable
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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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        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "лепидоптероло́гия"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "scientific study of butterflies and moths",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lepidopterológia"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "scientific study of butterflies and moths",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lepidopterología"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "scientific study of butterflies and moths",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "lepidopterologi"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "lepidopterolóhija",
      "sense": "scientific study of butterflies and moths",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "лепідоптероло́гія"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "scientific study of butterflies and moths",
      "word": "pabav"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "lepidopterology"
  ],
  "word": "lepidopterology"
}

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