Lepidopteran

3 definitions found

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

  lepidopteran \lepidopteran\ a.
     Same as {lepidopterous}.
     [PJC]

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



  lepidopteran \lepidopteran\ n.
     An insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less
     covered with tiny scales; a lepidopterous insect.
  
     Syn: lepidopterous insect, lepidopteron.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  lepidopteran
       n : insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less
           covered with tiny scales [syn: {lepidopterous insect}, {lepidopteron}]
       [also: {lepidoptera} (pl)]