Definition of Lepidopterans

1. Noun. (plural of lepidopteran) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Lepidopterans

1. lepidopteran [n] - See also: lepidopteran

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lepidopterans

lepidodendrid
lepidodendrids
lepidodendroid
lepidodendroids
lepidodendron
lepidoganoid
lepidolite
lepidolites
lepidomelane
lepidomelanes
lepidophagy
lepidophobia
lepidopter
lepidopteran
lepidopterans (current term)
lepidopterist
lepidopterists
lepidopterits
lepidopterology
lepidopteron
lepidopterous
lepidopterous insect
lepidopters
lepidoptery
lepidosaur
lepidosauria
lepidosauromorph
lepidosauromorphs
lepidosaurs

Literary usage of Lepidopterans

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The New International Encyclopaedia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1906)
"In actual size lepidopterans vary from almost microscopic species, hiding in the moss, to tropical monarchs 12 inches in ..."

2. Canada 2002 by Wayne C. Thompson (2003)
"Inside, plants, streams and waterfalls successfully recreate an environment akin to that of a tropical rainforest, ideal for lepidopterans. ..."

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