lepidopterous
/lep-i-dop-ter-uhs/US // ˌlɛp ɪˈdɒp tər əs //
鳞翅目,鳞翅目动物,鳞翅类,鳞翅目昆虫
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Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : belonging or pertaining to the Lepidoptera, an order of insects comprising the butterflies, moths, and skippers, that in the adult state have four membranous wings more or less covered with small scales.
Synonyms & Antonyms
as inbutterflylike
Examples
Many rare Lepidopterous larv may be obtained by the use of the beating net and by beating foliage over an umbrella.
Some Lepidopterous larv even (Alucita pentadactyla, Callimorpha rosea, &c.) assume the pupa state within their last skin.
The angular lepidopterous ones, however, are more gaily decorated.
Lepidopterous pup, however, are not excluded from the last skin of the larv with this hard covering.
Grape vines are subject to the attacks of many lepidopterous insects.
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