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LEPIDOPTERY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lepidoptery mean?
• LEPIDOPTERY (noun)
The noun LEPIDOPTERY has 1 sense:
1. the branch of entomology dealing with Lepidoptera
Familiarity information: LEPIDOPTERY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The branch of entomology dealing with Lepidoptera
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
lepidopterology; lepidoptery
Hypernyms ("lepidoptery" is a kind of...):
bugology; entomology (the branch of zoology that studies insects)
Derivation:
lepidopterist (an entomologist who specializes in the collection and study of butterflies and moths)
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