Rhopalocera

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rhopalocera \Rhop`a*loc"e*ra\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ??? a club
     + ??? ahorn.] (Zool.)
     A division of Lepidoptera including all the butterflies. They
     differ from other Lepidoptera in having club-shaped antennae.
     [1913 Webster]