lepidopteron
Americannoun
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lepidoptera
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
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
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
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
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
I have now finished lepidoptera, and have used your facts about caterpillars, and as a caution the case of the yellow-underwings.
From More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 by Sir Francis Darwin
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