lepidopter

English

Noun

lepidopter (plural lepidopters)

  1. lepidopteran; one of the Lepidoptera.

Usage notes

  • lepidopter was the more common term in the 19th century, but lepidopteran is by far the more common term nowadays

References

  • lepidopter in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Anagrams

Romanian

Etymology

From French lépidoptère.

Noun

lepidopter n (plural lepidoptere)

  1. Lepidoptera

Declension

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