lepido-

Lepido is defined as flaky or scaly.

(prefix)

An example of lepido is lepidoptera which are flying insects with four wings covered with scales, like butterflies.

See lepido- in Webster's New World College Dictionary

scaly

also, before a vowel, lepid-

Origin: < Gr lepis (gen. lepidos), a scale < lepein: see leper

See lepido- in American Heritage Dictionary 4

prefix

Scale; flake: lepidopteran.

Origin:

Origin: Greek

Origin: , from lepis, lepid-

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