noun
Origin: < ModL Lepidoptera (see lepido- & -pterous) + -an
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noun
Origin:
Origin: From New Latin Lepidoptera, order name
Origin: : lepido-
Origin: + Greek ptera
Origin: , pl. of pteron, wing, winged creature; see -pter
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