lepidoptera

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun moths and butterflies
noun insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales

Will you come upstairs, Dr. Watson, and inspect my collection of Lepidoptera? — The Hound of the Baskervilles, Arthur Conan Doyle
Besides, Uncle Derek is a vegetarian--and there wouldn't be anything but tomato soup, and pea-flour cutlets, and Lepidoptera for lunch!" — That Which Hath Wings: A Novel of the Day, Richard Dehan
Come over here," and he led me to the corner in which stood the glass cases containing Richard Hildebrand's famous collection of the lepidoptera. — In Jeopardy, Van Tassel Sutphen

order Lepidoptera

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