lepidopteron
Americannoun
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lepidoptera
plural
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Etymology
Origin of lepidopteron
< New Latin, equivalent to lepido- lepido- + Greek -pteron, neuter of -pteros -pterous
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I have sent the curious lepidopteron case to Mr. Meldola.
From More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 by Sir Francis Darwin
Federal prosecutors said Limmer worked with overseas collaborators to smuggle some 1,000 lepidoptera, including some of the most endangered moths and butterflies in the world, even after his import/export license was suspended in Oct.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 28, 2024
He sold some of the dried lepidoptera specimens through an eBay account under the name “limmerleps,” pocketing tens of thousands of dollars.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 28, 2024
At a friend’s urging, I contacted Bob Robbins, a research entomologist and curator of lepidoptera at the Smithsonian Institution.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 20, 2020
Among butterflies, the monarch has become the poster child of lepidoptera in trouble, with the loss of overwintering habitat in Mexico and of sustaining milkweed on herbicide-soaked farms in this country.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 28, 2016
Some mornings he vanishes in the amber glow that ushers in the daylight and then I think I have merely been dreaming of lepidoptera.
From Old Plymouth Trails by Winthrop Packard
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