🔄 Synonyms of "Lepidoptera"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| order lepidopteranoun | moths and butterflies |
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| Word | Definition |
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| order lepidopteranoun | moths and butterflies |
| lepidopteransnoun | Any insect of the order Lepidoptera, the butterflies and moths. |
| lepidopterannoun | Any insect of the order Lepidoptera, the butterflies and moths. |
| butterflynoun | A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring. |
| lepidopterologynoun | (biology, zoology, entomology) The scientific study of butterflies and moths (the Lepidoptera). |
| caterpillarnoun | The larva of a butterfly or moth; leafworm. |
| ditrysia | a clade of lepidopterans that contains both butterflies and a majority of moth species. |
| geometer mothnoun | (entomology) A geometrid moth of family Geometridae. |
| hedylidae | Hedylidae, the "American moth-butterflies", is a family of insects in the order Lepidoptera, representing the superfamily Hedyloidea. |
| tortricidae | a family of moths, commonly known as tortrix moths or leafroller moths, in the order Lepidoptera. |
| lepidopternoun | lepidopteran; one of the Lepidoptera. |
| ephemeropterannoun | (zoology) Any insect of the order Ephemeroptera, the mayflies. |
| tineidae | a family of moths in the order Lepidoptera described by Pierre André Latreille in 1810. |
| morphonoun | Any of the genus Morpho of large tropical American butterflies. |
| odonata | an order of predatory flying insects that includes the dragonflies and damselflies (as well as the Epiophlebia damsel-dragonflies). |
| mothnoun | Any flying insect of the order Lepidoptera not in the superfamily Papilionoidea, most species of which are nocturnal and can be distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae. |
| microlepidopteranoun | Relatively small butterflies and moths; micromoths. |
| neuroptera | The insect order Neuroptera, or net-winged insects, includes the lacewings, mantidflies, antlions, and their relatives. |
| panorpoidnoun | Any winged insect of the orders Mecoptera, Trichoptera, Lepidoptera, Siphonaptera or Diptera |
| geometrid mothnoun | (entomology) Any of the various moths of the family Geometridae. |
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