"lepidopterous" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more lepidopterous [comparative], most lepidopterous [superlative]
Etymology: Lepidoptera + -ous Etymology templates: {{taxfmt|Lepidoptera|order}} Lepidoptera, {{suffix|en||ous}} + -ous Head templates: {{en-adj}} lepidopterous (comparative more lepidopterous, superlative most lepidopterous)
  1. Having scaly wings.
    Sense id: en-lepidopterous-en-adj-kiL2JU9a Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ous Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ous: 81 19
  2. Of, or pertaining to butterflies.
    Sense id: en-lepidopterous-en-adj-28kKQvBt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: lepidopteran Related terms: lepidopterist, lepidopterology

Alternative forms

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