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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 Lepidopteraplay

  Familiarity information: LEPIDOPTERY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LEPIDOPTERY (noun)


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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