lepidopteran

3 definitions found

lepidopteran - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

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

  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]

lepidopteran - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  lepidopteran
      n 1: insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less
           covered with tiny scales [syn: lepidopterous insect,
           lepidopteron, lepidopteran]