Usually means: Pertaining to butterflies and moths.
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We found 16 dictionaries that define the word lepidopterous:

General (13 matching dictionaries)
  1. lepidopterous: Merriam-Webster
  2. lepidopterous: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. lepidopterous: Collins English Dictionary
  4. lepidopterous: Wordnik
  5. lepidopterous: Wiktionary
  6. lepidopterous: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  7. lepidopterous: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. lepidopterous: Dictionary.com
  9. Lepidopterous: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  10. Lepidopterous: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  11. lepidopterous: FreeDictionary.org
  12. lepidopterous: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  13. lepidopterous: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. lepidopterous: Encyclopedia

Medicine (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. lepidopterous: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. online medical dictionary (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (lepidopterous)

▸ adjective:  Having scaly wings.
▸ adjective:  Of, or pertaining to butterflies.

Similar:
lepidopteral, lepidopterophagous, microlepidopterous, nonlepidopteran, papilionaceous, bipterous, winged, micropterous, papillionaceous, acanthopterous, more...

Opposite:
non-lepidopterous, lepidopterophobic

Phrases:
lepidopterous insect, more...

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Similar:
lepidopteral, lepidopterophagous, microlepidopterous, nonlepidopteran, papilionaceous, bipterous, winged, micropterous, papillionaceous, acanthopterous, more...

Opposite:
non-lepidopterous, lepidopterophobic

Phrases:
lepidopterous insect, more...



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