Lepidopterology
//ˌlɛ.pɪˌdɑp.tɚˈɹɑ.lə.d͡ʒi// noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The scientific study of butterflies and moths (the Lepidoptera). uncountable
- 2 the branch of entomology dealing with Lepidoptera wordnet
- 3 Lepidoptery, (the hobby of butterfly collecting). uncountable
Synonyms
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From Ancient Greek λεπίς (lepís, “scale”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”) + -λογία (-logía, “-logy, branch of study”), or, more recently, from translingual Lepidoptera + -ology.
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